Dolina Tomanova
| Dolina Tomanova | ||
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 View of the overgrown Alm |
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| location | Lesser Poland Voivodeship , Poland | |
| Waters | Tomanowy Potok | |
| Mountains | Western Tatras , Tatra , Carpathians | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 13 '29 " N , 19 ° 52' 29" E | |
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| height | 947 to 2096 m npm | |
| climate | High mountain climate | |
The glacial formed by glacial Dolina Tomanowa 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 2096 meters high. a. the Małołączniak . The rock walls in the valley are made of limestone.
The valley falls from south to north from around 2096 meters to 947 meters. It is traversed by the mountain river Tomanowy Potok . Some of the valley's waters flow underground.
There are numerous caves in the valley, including Jaskinia Miętusia , Jaskinia Lodowa w Ciemniaku , Studnia w Kazalnicy Miętusiej , Szczelina w Ciemniaku and Jaskinia Wysoka za Siedmioma Progami .
etymology
The name can be translated as "Valley of the Toman". The name comes from the Góralen family Toman, the king Sigismund III. Wasa leased the valley in 1615.
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 Tomanowa . There are still old alpine huts in the valley.
tourism
A hiking trail leads through the valley.
- ▬ From the valley to the summit of Ciemniak
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 .
