Dolina Kryta
| Dolina Kryta | ||
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 View from Bobrowiec |
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| location | Lesser Poland Voivodeship , Poland | |
| Mountains | Western Tatras , Tatra , Carpathians | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 15 '33 " N , 19 ° 48' 48" E | |
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| climate | High mountain climate | |
The glacial formed by glacial Dolina Krytan is a valley in the Polish West Tatra in the Lesser Poland . It is located in the municipality of Kościelisko in the powiat Tatrzański .
geography
The valley is a side valley of the main valley Dolina Chochołowska . It is located in the Furkaska massif .
etymology
The name can be translated as "Hidden Valley" and comes from the Kryta Polana mountain pasture .
Flora and fauna
The valley lies below the tree line and is overgrown by coniferous forest. 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 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. The valley belonged to the Hala Kryta Alm .
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 .
