Flaki (Pienines)

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Flaki
Above the Jezioro Czorsztyńskie

Above the Jezioro Czorsztyńskie

height 810  m npm
location Poland
Mountains Czorsztyner Pieninen , Pieninen , Carpathian Mountains
Coordinates 49 ° 25 '4 "  N , 20 ° 21' 7"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 25 '4 "  N , 20 ° 21' 7"  E
Flaki (Pieninen) (Lesser Poland)
Flaki (Pienines)
Type Rock peaks
rock limestone

The Flaki is a mountain in the Polish Middle Pienines , a mountain range of the Pieninen , with 810 m. above sea level It lies in the Czorsztyn Pienines . The summit is about 300 meters above the Dunajec valley .

Location and surroundings

The Flaki lies in the main ridge of the Pieninen. To the southeast of the summit is the Dunajec Gorge , to the north is the Krośnica Valley .

etymology

The name of the summit translates as guts . According to a legend, the name is said to be due to the fact that wolves tore sheep on the mountain pastures, of which only the entrails are left.

tourism

The summit is in the Pieninen National Park . It is not open to tourists. Before the dam was built, the Dunajec breakthrough was located near the mountain.

Web links

Commons : Flaki (Pieniny)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

  • Witold Henryk Paryski, Zofia Radwańska-Paryska: Wielka encyklopedia tatrzańska. Wydawnictwo Górskie, Poronin 2004, ISBN 83-7104-009-1 .
  • Józef Nyka: Pieniny. Przewodnik. 9th edition. Trawers, Latchorzew 2006, ISBN 83-915859-4-8 .
  • Pieniny polskie i słowackie. Mapa turystyczna 1:25 000. Agencja Wydawnicza "WiT" sc, Piwniczna 2008, ISBN 978-83-907671-3-0 .