Góra Krzyżowa (Golden Mountains)

Góra Krzyżowa is a summit 485 metres above sea level in the Złote Mountains, part of the Eastern Sudetes, right above Złoty Stok. Its topographic prominence is 223 metres.

A chapel on the summit and a way of the cross

The summit is occupied by St Anne's Chapel, built in 1731 by Siegmund Kehler. In 1856 stone stations of the way of the cross were set up around the mountain, which gave rise to the name Góra Krzyżowa (Cross Mountain), used alongside the German name Kreuzberg, meaning the same thing.

Hermit and Calvary - other names of the summit

The name Pustelnik (Hermit) comes from Robert Domsch, who lived on the summit as a hermit between 1920 and 1944. The name Kalwaria (Calvary) refers to the stations of the way of the cross set out on the mountain's slopes.

Practical information

• The summit lies above Złoty Stok, in Ząbkowice County.
• The closest attractions are the Gold Mine in Złoty Stok and the Ochre Adit.
• Nearby also lies the neighbouring summit, Jawornik Wielki.
• The available sources do not give a trail marking or the time needed to reach the summit.