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Groński Boulder

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Groński Boulder

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Groński Boulder

Name: Groński Boulder
Rating: 2

Recommended by 10 mountain bikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

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Szczeciński Park Krajobrazowy „Puszcza Bukowa”

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Location: gmina Stare Czarnowo, Gryfino, Poland

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Groński's boulder was protected as a natural monument in 1956. Previously, it was called the Aleksander Świętochowski Stone or Bolkowy Głaz, in honour of Bolesław Krzywousty. The boulder is 1235 cm in circumference, 450 cm long and about 150 cm high. It also has a hole for placing an explosive charge. In 1959, a plaque was placed on the boulder with the inscription "In memory of Stanisław Groński, a leading Polish mountaineer, a pioneer of tourism in the Szczecin Region. He died in the Mount Blanc massif in August 1957." Stanisław Groński was a very colourful character. He was passionate about the mountains, which was partly due to his origins. He was the son of a Tatra juhas. He went on many expeditions to the Alps and the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. During World War II, he supported partisans from the Polish Underground State. Later, fate brought him to Szczecin. He settled there with his family. Even though he worked for the Polish State Railways, he was completely absorbed by local studies. He became an expert and a bard of Western Pomerania. He never forgot about the mountains, and they never forgot about him. He died in 1957 while traversing Mont Blanc. The boulder bearing his name in the Bukowa Forest is not the only one. His memory was also honored with symbolic plaques in the Julian Alps, at the Tatra Symbolic Cemetery near Osterwa and at the cemetery in Chamonix.

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Elevation 140 m

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Location: gmina Stare Czarnowo, Gryfino, Poland

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Groński Boulder

1. Kołowo Forest Lodge – Emerald Lake loop from Dobropole Gryfińskie

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3. Chojna Hillfort – Emerald Lake loop from Szczecin Dąbie

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