Dolina Stare Szałasiska
| Dolina Stare Szałasiska | ||
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 View from the hiking trail to the Kasprowy Wierch |
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| location | Lesser Poland Voivodeship , Poland | |
| Waters | Kasprowy Potok | |
| Mountains | Western Tatras , Tatra , Carpathians | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 14 '52 " N , 19 ° 59' 18" E | |
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| climate | High mountain climate | |
The glacial formed by glacial Dolina Stare Szałasiska is a valley in the Polish West Tatra in the Lesser Poland . It is located in the municipality of Zakopane in the powiat Tatrzański .
geography
The valley is a side valley of Dolina Kasprowa , which in turn is a side valley of Dolina Bystrej . The rock walls in the valley are made of limestone, in which numerous caves appear, of which the three-kilometer long Jaskinia Kasprowa Niżnia is the most famous.
The valley falls from south to north. The mountain stream Kasprowy Potok flows through it, which is created by the confluence of the mountain streams Stare Szałasiska and Zielone Korycisko at an altitude of 1382 meters. Much of the valley's waters flow underground. The karst spring Kasprowe Wywierzysko is located in the valley .
etymology
The name can be translated as "Valley of the Old Alpine Huts". The name comes from the alpine huts on the Hala Kasprowa alpine pasture .
Flora and fauna
The valley lies above the tree line. 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 Kasprowa .
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 .
