Dolina Strążyska
| Dolina Strążyska | ||
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 View with Giewont in the background |
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| location | Lesser Poland Voivodeship , Poland | |
| Waters | Strążyski Potok | |
| Mountains | Western Tatras , Tatra , Carpathians | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 16 '13 " N , 19 ° 55' 57" E | |
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| height | 900 to 1894 m npm | |
| length | 3 km | |
| climate | High mountain climate | |
The glacial formed by glacial Dolina Strążyska is a valley in the Polish West Tatra in the Lesser Poland .
geography
The valley is around three kilometers long and surrounded by mountains over 1,894 meters high. a. the Giewont massif . It has an area of approximately four square kilometers.
The valley falls from southwest to northeast from around 1894 meters to 900 meters. The Strążyski Potok flows through it. The valley opens in Vortatragraben in the area of Zakopane district Spadowiec . The Siklawica waterfall is located on the mountain stream .
etymology
The name can be translated as "Strążyski 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. Former alpine huts are still in the valley on the Strążyska Alm .
tourism
Numerous hiking trails lead through the valley from the surrounding mountain passes and peaks.
- ▬ A red marked hiking trail leads from Zakopane through the valley to the Giewont .
- ▬ A yellow marked hiking trail leads from Zakopane to the Siklawica waterfall.
- ▬ Ścieżka nad Reglami : A yellow marked trail leading from the Zakopane area Kuźnice through the valley to the Kościeliska Valley .
Six percent of all tourist traffic in the Tatras takes place in this small but easily accessible valley from Zakopane.
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 .
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