Dolina Smytnia
| Dolina Pyszniańska | ||
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 View of the Kominiarski Wierch |
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| location | Lesser Poland Voivodeship , Poland | |
| Mountains | Western Tatras , Tatra , Carpathians | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 14 '12 " N , 19 ° 50' 51" E | |
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| height | 1829 m npm | |
| climate | High mountain climate | |
The glacial formed by glacial Dolina Smytnia 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 1829 meters high. a. the Kominiarski Wierch . The rock walls in the valley are made of limestone.
The valley falls from west to east from about 1829 meters above sea level. The waters of the valley flow underground. There are numerous caves in the valley, including Korytarzyk w Czarnych Turniach , Komórka nad Smytnią , Szczelina w Uwozisku , Koliba w Smytniej , Jaskinia pod Głazem , Jaskinia w Kosówkach and Jaskinia Smytnia .
etymology
The name can be translated as "Valley of the Tree Trunk Transport". The name comes from the fact that the trees felled in the valley were lowered over the steep slopes into the Dolina Kościeliska valley.
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 the Hala Smytnia . 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 .
