page_title: Świętokrzyskie Mountains
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Świętokrzyskie Mountains / History
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Gołoborze na Łysej Górze (Świętym Krzyżu) w Górach Świętokrzyskich English: Stone run on the top of Łysa Góra in Holy Cross Mountains, Poland
context_page_description: The Świętokrzyskie Mountains, often anglicized to Holy Cross Mountains, are a mountain range in central Poland, near the city of Kielce.
  The Świętokrzyskie Mountains are some of the oldest mountains in Europe, and the highest between the Sudetes and the Ural Mountains.
  The mountain range comprises several lesser ranges, the highest of which is Łysogóry.
  The two highest peaks are Góra Agata, 614 m, and Łysica, 613 m.
  Together with the Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska, the mountains form a region called the Lesser-Poland Upland.
  They cover an area of 1684 km².
  The approximate location is 50°53′N 20°55′E.
context_section_description: From the early Middle Ages the mountains were a place of extensive copper and iron mining. Later they were also a significant site of limestone and red sandstone extraction. The central part of the mountains now contains the Świętokrzyski National Park.
  The name "Holy Cross Mountains" refers to a Christian relic from a nearby Benedictine monastery on Łysa Góra, said to be a small piece of wood from the Cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified.
caption: Mountain rock rubble (Gołoborze)
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