Liban Quarry: cliffs, industry and wartime history from a safe viewpoint

A reason to pause here

The view into Liban Quarry holds our attention because the cliffs, trees and industrial remains sit so close together. We would keep that view on a safe public approach; getting a photograph is no reason to go near an unstable edge.

A quarry and a forced-labour camp

The district council records intensive quarrying from 1873 by Liban and Ehrenpreis. During the German occupation, a punitive forced-labour camp operated here from 1942 to 1944. The site’s industrial remains and wartime history need to be distinguished from the separate KL Plaszow camp nearby.

Keep the view at a distance

We would look into the quarry from a permitted public approach, letting the cliffs, trees and remaining structures come into view together. The photographs do not turn abandoned machinery or quarry floors into safe visitor routes. A closer picture is not a reason to leave a signed path.

Plan the visit

Kraków’s historical Podgórze route explicitly warns about the quarry’s cliff edges. Avoid unstable slopes, fences, abandoned structures and informal descents. Use the safer Krakus Mound area for a wider view and follow any current restrictions at the site.

• Stay well back from cliff edges, including vegetated ones.
• Do not climb industrial remains or enter closed areas.