Mały Wołowiec
| Mały Wołowiec | |
|---|---|
| German: Kleiner Ochsenkopf; Polish: Mały Kozioł | |
Mały Wołowiec Poland Mały Wołowiec Mały Wołowiec (Lower Silesian Voivodeship) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 720 m (2,360 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 50°44′13″N 16°18′22″E / 50.73694°N 16.30611°E[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland |
| Parent range | Wałbrzyskie Mountains |
Mały Wołowiec is a mountain in the Wałbrzyskie Mountains of the Sudetes in south-western Poland. It lies within the city of Wałbrzych in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship.[2][1]
The mountain reaches about 720 metres (2,360 ft) above sea level according to PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe, although technical literature has also given a height of 718 m and uses the alternative name Mały Kozioł.[1][3]
Geography
Mały Wołowiec is an officially recorded physiographic feature classified as a mountain summit in the Polish national register of geographical names. The registered coordinates of its central point are 50°44′13″N, 16°18′22″E.[2]
The mountain is situated in the south-eastern part of the Wałbrzyskie Mountains, between Wałbrzych and Jedlina-Zdrój.[1] It forms part of the mountainous terrain crossed by the Wałbrzych–Kłodzko railway line.[3]
Transport and tourism
Mały Wołowiec is best known for the twin railway tunnels driven beneath it on the line between Wałbrzych and Kłodzko. The older tunnel was completed in 1880, while the newer bore entered service in the early 20th century during expansion of the route.[3][1]
The tunnel under Mały Wołowiec is described by PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe as the longest rock railway tunnel in Poland, with the active bore measuring 1603 m.[1] The municipality of Jedlina-Zdrój also notes that the ventilation shafts of the tunnels lead to the summit area of the mountain.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Pociągi Wałbrzych – Kłodzko w tunelu pod Małym Wołowcem". PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe (in Polish). 15 September 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ a b c "Mały Wołowiec". Państwowy Rejestr Nazw Geograficznych (in Polish). Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography of Poland. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ a b c Preidl, Wojciech (2005). "Dolnośląskie tunele kolejowe" (PDF). Górnictwo i Geoinżynieria (in Polish). 29 (3/1): 321–331. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Zabytki – Najdłuższy tunel kolejowy w Polsce". Jedlina-Zdrój – eTurystyka (in Polish). Retrieved 10 March 2026.