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Gryf Castle, Gmina Gryfów Śląski, Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Polandi
Regional Level Types
Gryf CastleExposure
Gmina Gryfów ŚląskiGmina
Lwówek Śląski CountyCounty
Lower Silesian VoivodeshipVoivodeship
PolandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 59' 31'' North , 15° 25' 16'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Age:
56.0 to 5.332 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mirsk4,150 (2010)3.5km
Gryfów Śląski6,890 (2011)4.3km
Lubomierz1,816 (2011)6.6km
Olszyna4,739 (2010)9.0km
Świeradów-Zdrój4,492 (2016)10.7km
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Greiffenstein/Góra Zamkowa - Zamek Gryf, Proszówka
Other Languages:
German:
Greiffenstein, Gmina Gryfów Śląski, Powiat Lwówecki, Woiwodschaft Niederschlesien, Polen


A basalt hill with Gryf Castle (Germ. Greiffenstein), a clear culmination above the surrounding area.
Cenozoic Central European Volcanic Province.

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Birkenmajer, K.,Lorenc, M.W., Pécskay, Z., Zagożdżon, P.P. (2004) Wiek, cykle i kierunek migracji trzeciorzędowego bazaltowego wulkanizmu Dolnego Śląska w świetle datowań K-Ar. VIII Ogólnopolska Sesja Naukowa „Datowanie minerałów i skał”, 9-10 [In Polish].
Berg, G., Ahrens, W. (1925) Geologische Karte von Preußen und benachbarten deutschen Ländern. Blatt Friedeberg am Queiss Nr. 2945 Aufn. abgeschl. 1921-1923 Preußische Geologische Landesanstalt.

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Czech Republic/Germany/Poland
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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