The Selected Erratic Boulders in the Świętokrzyskie Province (Central Poland) and Their Potential to Promote Geotourism

Abstract

In the present paper, ten erratic boulders in the Świętokrzyskie Province (Central Poland) are described in detail, indicating their Scandinavian origin area, location, form of protection, petrographic type and morphology. In particular, special attention is placed on an evaluation of these boulders' current and potential significance for geotourism with the aim of promoting geotourism. The Devil's Stone from Kamienna Wola has a very high potential for promoting geotourism. Two other erratic boulders in Radoszyce and Wilków can promote geotourism to a lesser degree. The potential of the remaining boulders to promote nature-based tourism is medium or low. Some solutions are proposed to increase the importance of these erratic boulders in the sustainable development of the research area. Keywords Indicator erratic boulders. Scandinavian origin. Assessment of geosites. Geotourism. Świętokrzyskie Province. Central Poland than axis length, the weight of the boulder is occasionally taken into consideration (Meyer 1999). Scandinavian erratics found in Poland correspond with various types of rocks (igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary), although igneous plutonic and metamorphic rocks are dominant. The significant quantitative dominance of these rocks over sedimentary ones results from their higher resistance to destruction and from the geological structure of their source area in

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