Dolina Pyszniańska
| Dolina Pyszniańska | ||
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 View from the Liliowe Turnie |
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| location | Lesser Poland Voivodeship , Poland | |
| Waters | Pyszniański Potok | |
| Mountains | Western Tatras , Tatra , Carpathians | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 12 ′ 41 ″ N , 19 ° 51 ′ 17 ″ E | |
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| height | 2159 m npm | |
| climate | High mountain climate | |
The glacial formed by glacial Dolina Pyszniańska 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 Kościeliska and is surrounded by mountains up to 2159 meters high. a. the Błyszcz . The rock walls in the valley are made of limestone.
The valley falls from south to north from about 2159 meters above sea level. The mountain river Pyszniański Potok flows through it. The waters of the valley partly flow underground.
In the valley there is the mountain lake Smreczyński Staw .
etymology
The name can be translated as "valley of rich flora". The name comes from the fact that the valley is heavily overgrown.
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
Silver and copper were mined in the valley as early as the 15th century. 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 Pyszna . There are still old alpine huts in the valley.
tourism
A hiking trail leads through the valley.
- ▬ From the Ornak hut to the Smreczyński Staw mountain lake
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 .
