Maczuga Herkulesa
Maczuga Herkulesa is a tall limestone stack situated in Ojców National Park near Pieskowa Skała, north of Kraków in southern Poland. Its name, in Polish, means the "cudgel of Hercules", due to its distinctive shape.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ojców National Park and Pieskowa Skała.
Ojców National Park
Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ojców National Park is a national park in the Polish Jura in Małopolska Voivodship, Poland. It is one of the smallest national parks in Poland by area.
Pieskowa Skała
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Pieskowa Skała is a limestone cliff in the valley of river Prądnik, Poland, best known for its Renaissance castle. It is located within the boundaries of the Ojców National Park, 27 km north-northwest of Kraków, close to the village of Sułoszowa. Pieskowa Skała is situated 250 metres northwest of Maczuga Herkulesa.
Saint Catherine church in Sąspów
Church
Photo: Januszk57, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
Saint Catherine church in Sąspów is situated 2½ km south of Maczuga Herkulesa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wola Kalinowska and Wielmoża.
Wola Kalinowska
Village
Photo: Wokal1979, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wola Kalinowska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sułoszowa, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Wola Kalinowska is situated 2½ km southeast of Maczuga Herkulesa.
Wielmoża
Village
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Wielmoża is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sułoszowa, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Wielmoża is situated 3 km east of Maczuga Herkulesa.
Gotkowice
Village
Gotkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jerzmanowice-Przeginia, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Gotkowice is situated 3½ km southwest of Maczuga Herkulesa.
Maczuga Herkulesa
- Type: Rock
- Description: limestone stack in Poland
- Categories: rock pinnacle, rock, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Gmina Sułoszowa, Kraków County, Małopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.24289° or 50° 14′ 34″ northLongitude
19.783° or 19° 46′ 59″ eastHeight
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
9F2X6QVM+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 234160621OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q6725877
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Maczuga Herkulesa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “هراوة هرقل”
- Belarusian: “Паліца Геркулеса”
- Belarusian: “Паліца Гэркулеса”
- Czech: “Herkulův palcát”
- Czech: “Maczuga Herkulesa”
- German: “Herkuleskeule”
- German: “Maczuga Herkulesa”
- Indonesian: “Maczuga Herkulesa”
- Italian: “Maczuga Herkulesa”
- Italian: “Mazza di Ercole”
- Korean: “헤르쿨레스의 곤봉”
- Macedonian: “Херкулова тојага”
- Polish: “Maczuga Herkulesa”
- Russian: “Палица Геркулеса”
- Slovak: “Herkulov kyjak”
- Ukrainian: “Палиця Геркулеса”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kaplica pw. Świętego Michała and Grodzisko w Sułoszowej.
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