Dobkow

Lime kiln in Dobków

An old limestone and the remains of a depleted limestone quarry.

Information

  • it is impossible to get to the lime kiln by car
  • best park your car at the Villa Greta restaurant and go on a walking tour, 1 km one way
  • the walking tour will take about 20 minutes one way
  • we do not recommend trips with a stroller, with a stroller you can visit the Viewpoint or solve the puzzles of the field game Secrets of Dobkov
  • this is one of the geological curiosities of Dobków
  • the map in the photo gallery explains why at the beginning of the twentieth century. lime kiln fell into disrepair, limestone is a navy blue surface with white stripes
  • in the quarry very quickly ended the deposits of limestone. The deck was only a small lens of crystalline calcium, which covered a square-shaped area with a side length of about 250 m
  • Even before World War I, the Germans managed to exploit all the raw material
  • now the place is bushy, but a trained eye will notice the former human activity
  • pay attention to interesting limestone-loving plants
  • more about the work of lime kilns
Lime kiln in Dobków

Limestone in Dobków.

Geological attractions in Dobków

Geological map, on which the old limestone excavation is marked in navy blue and the location of Villa Greta is marked with a burgundy icon.

Old limestone in the Kaczawskie Mountains.

Old limestone in the Kaczawskie Mountains.

Ruins of the Dobków lime kiln

It is among these thickets that the ruins of an old furnace and a limestone pit are located. On the meadow from the north side of the ruins you can find flowering orchids in spring.