Dolina Litvorova
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.jpg) View from the Piec |
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| location | Lesser Poland Voivodeship , Poland | |
| Mountains | Western Tatras , Tatra , Carpathians | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 14 '24 " N , 19 ° 54' 40" E | |
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| height | 2096 m npm | |
| climate | High mountain climate | |
The glacial formed by glacial Dolina Litworowa 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 Dolina Miętusia valley , which in turn is a side valley of the main valley Dolina Kościeliska , and is surrounded by mountains up to 2096 meters high. a. the Małołączniak . The rock walls in the valley are made of limestone.
The valley falls from south to north from about 2096 meters above sea level. The waters of the valley flow underground.
In the valley there are numerous caves, including the Jaskinia Wielka Śnieżna , Szczelina nad WIELKA Litworową , Ptasia Studnia , Jaskinia pod Wanta , Litworowa Studnia , Szczelina w Litworowej , Dziura w Litworowej , Dziura w Grzędzie I , Dziura w Grzędzie II , Wciągająca Szczelina , Jaskinia w Trawie , Jaskinia Kozia , Jaskinia Turoniowa , Jaskinia Barania , Jaskinia Wyżnia Litworowa and Jaskinia przy Ryglu .
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.
Alpine farming
Before the Tatra National Park was established in 1954, the valley was used for alpine farming. After that, the owners of the alpine pastures were expropriated or forced to sell. The largest alpine pasture in the valley was Hala Miętusia . There are still old alpine huts in the valley.
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 .
