Głębowiec (Dolina Chochołowska)

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Głębowiec
View from the Polana Jamy mountain pasture

View from the Polana Jamy mountain pasture

location Lesser Poland Voivodeship , Poland
Waters Głęboka Woda
Mountains Western Tatras , Tatra , Carpathians
Geographical location 49 ° 15 '5 "  N , 19 ° 48' 8"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 15 '5 "  N , 19 ° 48' 8"  E
Głębowiec (Lesser Poland)
Głębowiec
climate High mountain climate
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The glacial formed by glacial Głębowiec 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 Chochołowska . It is located in the Trzydniowiański Wierch massif .

The Głęboka Woda mountain stream flows through the valley and forms numerous waterfalls.

etymology

The name can be translated as "deep valley".

Flora and fauna

The valley lies below the tree line and is overgrown by coniferous forest. 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. The alpine pastures in the valley were the largest in the Tatras. After that, the owners of the alpine pastures were expropriated or forced to sell. The valley belonged to the Hala Jaworzyna pod Furkaską mountain pasture .

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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