Dolina Białego
| Dolina Białego | ||
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 View from the valley to Giewont |
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| location | Lesser Poland Voivodeship , Poland | |
| Waters | Bialy Potok | |
| Mountains | Western Tatras , Tatra , Carpathians | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 16 ′ 13 ″ N , 19 ° 57 ′ 20 ″ E | |
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| height | 900 to 1894 m npm | |
| length | 2.5 km | |
| climate | High mountain climate | |
The Dolina Białego , formed by glaciers in the Ice Age, is a valley in the Polish Western Tatras in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship .
geography
The valley is around 2.5 kilometers long and surrounded by mountains that are over 1,894 meters high. a. the Giewont massif . It has an area of approximately 300 hectares. The valley lies between the mountains Krokiew , Długi Giewont and Sarnia Skała .
The valley falls from south to north from about 1894 meters to 900 meters. It is traversed by the mountain river Biały Potok , which has a steep gradient of 187 meters per kilometer. The valley opens in Vortatragraben in the area of Zakopane district Spadowiec the trail Droga pod Reglami .
etymology
The name can be translated as "White Valley". The name comes from the mountain stream flowing through it.
Flora and fauna
The valley lies above and below the tree line and is covered by mountain pines in the upper area and coniferous forest in the lower area. The valley is a retreat for numerous mammals and bird species.
climate
There is a high mountain climate in the valley.
Alpine farming
Before the Tatra National Park was established in 1954, the valley was used for alpine farming. The most important alpine pasture was the Hala Białe . After that, the owners of the mountain pastures were expropriated or forced to sell. For a long time the valley was a refuge for robbers who lived in the valley's caves. In the 1950s, uranium was mined in the valley . Two uranium tunnels with a length of 400 and 270 meters are still preserved. However, the entrances are locked and not accessible to tourists.
tourism
Two hiking trails lead through the valley from Zakopane.
- ▬ A yellow marked hiking trail leads through the valley along the Biały Potok to the Ścieżka nad Reglami hiking trail.
- ▬ Ścieżka nad Reglami A yellow-marked hiking trail leads from Kuźnic through the valley to the Dolina Kościeliska .
This small but easily accessible valley accounts for five percent of all tourist traffic in the Tatras.
literature
- Zofia Radwańska-Paryska, Witold Henryk Paryski, Wielka encyklopedia tatrzańska , Poronin, Wyd. Górskie, 2004, ISBN 83-7104-009-1 .
- Tatry Wysokie słowackie i polskie. Mapa turystyczna 1: 25.000, Warszawa, 2005/06, Polkart ISBN 83-87873-26-8 .
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