Belianske Tatry
Coordinates: 49 ° 15 ' N , 20 ° 12' E
The Belianske Tatry are a mountain range in the north of Slovakia .
designation
The mountains are named after the town of Spišská Belá (German Zipser Bela ). It has had different names in the past.
Older Slovak names are Belanské Tatry , Belanské vrchy , Belanské Alpy , Bielske Kvapnikové Alpy , Belanské vápencové Alpy and Ždiarske Tatry .
The Spiš Germans called the ridge Beler Kalkalpen , Beler Tatra or Beler Gebirge , whereby the spelling Béler ... (after the Hungarian form) was used. Alternatively, the first part of the name was or is also Belaer or Bélaer . In the last few decades the White Tatras have also been used frequently, possibly because of the light-colored rock, but possibly also in the wrong translation of the word Belianske from Slovak.
The common names in Hungarian and Polish are Bélai-havasok and Tatry Bielskie, respectively .
Position and extent
The Belianske Tatry consist of a main ridge about 15 km long. In total, the mountain range covers an area of approx. 65 km². It is limited
- in the northwest of the Podtatranská brázda valley ,
- in the northeast of the Spiš Magura Mountains , (pl.Spiska Magura or Magura, sk Spišská Magura)
- in the east and south-east of the Podtatranská kotlina basin ,
- in the south and south-west of the High Tatras .
There is a connection to the High Tatras and the Zipser Magura via the mountain passes Kopské sedlo (German Great Saddle / Kopp Pass , 1749 m) and Sedlo pod Príslopom (German Morgenröther / Zdjarer Pass , 1077 m).
character
The main ridge, which runs in a west-east direction, drops steeply to the south, whereas short, wooded side ridges branch off to the north. In contrast to the High Tatras, various types of limestone dominate the Beler Limestone Alps . This created karst phenomena , especially caves. The flora is also more diverse than in the neighboring mountains.
history
In the 14th century, the Belianske Tatry are said to have been used as pasture. The numerous caves attracted treasure hunters. Mining ( copper ore ) was carried out on a modest scale from the 17th century .
Tourism and nature protection
In the course of the tourist development of the nearby High Tatras during the 19th century, the Belianske Tatras also became known. However, lively tourism only started after the Second World War. In 1949 the mountains became part of the newly established Tatra National Park (TANAP). Several marked hiking trails led through the area, u. a. over the flat eastern part of the main ridge.
In 1978 almost the entire mountain range was closed by the national park administration because of the no longer manageable number of visitors. Walkable paths only led along the southern slope. In 1993 a path from the municipality of Ždiar over the centrally located saddle Široké sedlo to Kopské sedlo was released again.
Since 1997 the Chata Plesnivec mountain hut in the south-eastern part of the mountain has been used for tourism again. Most famous attraction of the region is at Tatranská Kotlina located cave Belianska Cave (German Beler cave ).
Significant surveys
- Havran (German Rabenstein ), 2152 m
- Ždiarska vidla, (German Greiner ), 2142 m
- Hlúpy (German fool judge Gern ), 2061 m
- Zadné Jatky, 2020 m
- Bujačí vrch (German forehead mountain ), 1947 m
- Muráň (German Wandberg ), 1890 m
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vladimír Adamec / Radek Roubal: High Tatras. Tourist guide. Šport Verlag Bratislava 1980.