Dolina Mułowa
| Dolina Mułowa | ||
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 View of Wielka Świstówka |
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| location | Lesser Poland Voivodeship , Poland | |
| Mountains | Western Tatras , Tatra , Carpathians | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 14 ′ 15 ″ N , 19 ° 54 ′ 17 ″ E | |
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| height | 2122 m npm | |
| climate | High mountain climate | |
The glacial formed by glacial Dolina Mułowa 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 2122 meters high, u. a. the Krzesanica . The rock walls in the valley are made of limestone.
The valley falls from south to north from 2122 meters above sea level. The waters of the valley flow underground.
There are numerous caves in the valley, including the Dziura w Krzesanicy I and Dziura w Krzesanicy II .
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 .
