Most significant geosites of the Cieszyn Foothills, Outer flysch Carpathians, Poland and Czech Republic

Jan Golonka; Anna Waskowska; Marek Doktor; Miroslav Bubik; Daniela Reháková; Zdenek Vašícek; Andrzej Slaczka; Michael A. Kaminski

Most significant geosites of the Cieszyn Foothills, Outer flysch Carpathians, Poland and Czech Republic

Jan Golonka^*
, Anna Waskowska
, Marek Doktor
, Miroslav Bubik
, Daniela Reháková
, Zdenek Vašícek
, Andrzej Slaczka
, Michael A. Kaminski

^*Corresponding author for this work

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The article provides a review of the most important geotouristic attractions within the Cieszyn Foothills, Outer Flysch Carpathians in Poland and adjacent part of the Czech Republic. The best geosites, which can be visited during a short 1-2 day visit in the Polish Carpathians were selected. The present paper contains the description of the classic localities exposing the oldest deposits and igneous rocks of the Silesian Unit. The geotouristic objects are important because the represent scenic sites as well as geosites with educational values supplying limitless information about the geological history, as well as the history of earth sciences research.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	525-535
Number of pages	11
Journal	e-Review of Tourism Research
Volume	13
Issue number	5-6
State	Published - 1 Aug 2016

Keywords

Carpathians
Geology
Geosites
Geotourism

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Geography, Planning and Development
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
Nature and Landscape Conservation

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