Kamenolom Ruprechtice – liberecká žula (exkurze)

Location: Ruprechtice, Liberec, 460 14 · Liberec Region

Category: active quarry with guided tour

Ruprechtice Quarry in Liberec – granite quarrying with guided group excursions. A unique look into an active quarry operation – blasting, crushing and sorting. A geologically interesting site right in Liberec.

Why visit this place?

• Liberec granite, quarried on the slopes of Žulový vrch, faces the Prague metro stations and paves the square by the National Theatre.
• Josef Malejovský carved the Jan Žižka of Trocnov monument from it, standing near Borovany since 1960; the demolished Stalin monument also rested on this granite.
• Rated 4.7 out of 5 by 23 visitors on Google Maps.
• Admission is free, which helps when the class budget is tight.
• Allow roughly an hour and a half; the programme is aimed at upper primary and secondary students.
• There are 99 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.

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Practical information

• Opening hours: By arrangement on weekdays
• Typical visit: 90 min
• Admission: free
• Visitor rating: 4.7 ★ from 23 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Quarry tour for secondary schools – granite extraction, geology, industrial crushing and aggregate sorting. Workplace safety.

Official website: https://www.ligranit.cz

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