Dolina Chochołowska
| Dolina Chochołowska | ||
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 Hiking trail on Chochołowski Potok |
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| location | Lesser Poland Voivodeship , Poland | |
| Waters | Chochołowski Potok | |
| Mountains | Western Tatras , Tatra , Carpathians | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 14 ′ 40 " N , 19 ° 48 ′ 42" E | |
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| height | 930 to 2176 m npm | |
| length | 10 km | |
| climate | High mountain climate | |
The glacial formed by glacial Dolina Chochołowska is a valley in the Polish West Tatra in the Lesser Poland .
geography
The valley is around ten kilometers long and surrounded by mountains over 2176 meters high. a. the Starorobociański Wierch massif . It has an area of about 35 square kilometers. The valley extends to the main ridge of the Tatra Mountains.
The valley falls from south to north from about 2176 meters to 930 meters. The Chochołowski Potok flows through it. The waters of the valley partly flow underground. The valley opens in the lecture trench in the area of the Kościelisko Witów district , which is located in the lower part of the valley.
The valley has numerous side valleys, including:
- Dolina Starorobociańska
- Dolina Chochołowska Wyżnia
- Dolina Jarząbcza
- Mała Sucha Dolina
- Wielka Sucha Dolina
- Dolina Huciańska ,
- Dolina Dudowa
- Dolina Trzydniowiańska
- Głębowiec
- Dolina Długa
- Dolina Kryta
- Wielkie Koryciska
- Małe Koryciska
There are two rock gates in the valley, Niżnia Brama Chochołowska and Wyżnia Brama Chochołowska . There are numerous caves and other karst phenomena, including the Szczelina Chochołowska Cave . The caves in the valley are not accessible to tourists.
etymology
The name can be translated as “Chochołów Valley”. The name comes from the place Chochołów , whose inhabitants had pasture rights to the valley since the 15th and 16th centuries .
Flora and fauna
The valley lies above and below the tree line and is covered with 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.
economy
Ores were mined in the valley as early as the 15th century. From the 18th century onwards, iron ore was no longer processed in the valley, but transported via the iron road to the Zakopan district of Kuźnice . Names like Hala Stara Robota and Polana Huciska still bear witness to the mining in the valley. Gangs of robbers lived in the valley. During the Second World War and in early Stalinism, resistance fighters withdrew to the valley.
Before the Tatra National Park was established in 1954, the valley was used for alpine farming. The alpine pastures in the valley were the largest in the Tatras. After that, the owners of the alpine pastures were expropriated or forced to sell. Former alpine huts are still in the valley.
tourism
Numerous hiking trails lead through the valley from the surrounding mountain passes and peaks.
- ▬ a green hiking trail from the valley to the Chochołowska hut
- ▬ Ścieżka nad Reglami : a black-marked trail from the valley in the Zakopane area Kuźnice
- ▬ a yellow hiking trail from the valley to the Ornak hut in the Dolina Kościeliska valley
- ▬ a black marked trail from the valley to the Siwa Przełęcz mountain pass
- ▬ a red-marked hiking trail from the valley over the Trzydniowiański Wierch peakto the Dolina Kościeliska valley
- ▬ a yellow trail from the valley to the Grześ
- ▬ a green hiking trail from the valley to the main ridge of the Tatra Mountains near Wołowiec
- ▬ a red hiking trail from the valley to the Trzydniowiański Wierch peak
- ▬ Papstweg : a yellow marked hiking trail from the valley to the Dolina Jarząbcza valley
Horse-drawn carriages and a pathway run in the valley in summer and horse-drawn sleighs in winter.
In the valley there are Chochołowska and Blaszyński huts .
There are several chapels and wayside crosses in the valley, including the Kaplica na Polanie Chochołowskiej .
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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