Devil's Club - Devil's Rock

The Devil's Club, also called the Devil's Rock, is a rock club made of Cretaceous cuesta sandstone, about 8 metres high, located in Gorzeszów.

Formation and appearance

The club is built of cuesta sandstone, a sedimentary rock formed in the Cretaceous period. Solitary rock formations of this kind, shaped by erosion, are found in many places in the Sudetes, and the Devil's Club in Gorzeszów is one such object.

Inscription on the rock

On the club is an inscription reading "1813-1913", commemorating the hundredth anniversary of Prussia's victory over Napoleon's forces in the Battle of the Nations.

Nearby

Not far from here is the Cistercian Abbey in Krzeszów.

Close by is also the Dwarfs' Boulders Nature Reserve.

Practical information

• Location: Gorzeszów, Kamienna Góra County
• Height of the formation: about 8 metres
• What to expect: a single sandstone rock formation with a historic inscription commemorating the anniversary of the battle