Geological attractiveness of Kielce is best proved by the presence of four inanimate nature reserves on the city’s territory.
Very well-known is the Kadzielnia that contains an inselberg known as the Rock of Geologists located in the central part of the former open-pit quarry.
Various fossils of corals, cephalopods, rare Placoderms and brachiopods are kept here under protection. In the Kadzielnia reserve and its vicinity one can observe interesting examples of tectonic, mineralization and karstic phenomena, including some of Poland’s most attractive forms of mineral karst (sinks, rock stacks, etc.). There is also a splendid amphitheater picturesquely situated amidst rocks.
