Żar (Silesian Beskids)
Żar | ||
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Żar from Górki Małe |
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height | 688 m npm | |
location | Silesia , Poland | |
Mountains | Silesian Beskids | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 44 '8 " N , 18 ° 50' 33" E | |
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The Żar (German: Feuerberg ) is a mountain in Poland . Its name suggests that the alpine pastures on its slopes were obtained by slash and burn. The term Żar can be found very often all over the Beskydy Mountains . It is located in the municipal areas of Ustroń and Brenna and divides the river valleys of the upper Vistula and Brennica . With a height of 688 m, it is one of the higher mountains in the Równica ridge of the Silesian Beskids . The mountain is a popular tourist destination with many views of the neighboring mountains and the lowlands.
tourism
literature
- Mirosław J. Barański: Beskid Śląski. Pasmo Stożka i Czantorii. Przewodnik turystyczny . Wyd. Wydawnictwo PTTK “Kraj”, Warszawa 1996, ISBN 83-7005-370-X
- Mirosław J. Barański, Beskid Śląski: Przewodnik. 2007, ISBN 978-83-89188-71-7 , Pruszków, Oficyna Wydawnicza “Rewasz”