Jaskinia Wołoszyńska Niżnia

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Jaskinia Wołoszyńska Niżnia

Hala Wołoszyńska pasture on the Wołoszyn slope

Alm Hala Wołoszyńska on the slopes of Wołoszyn

Location: Wołoszyn , Dolina Białki , High Tatras , Poland
Height : 1130  m npm
Geographic
location:
49 ° 14 '40 "  N , 20 ° 5' 21"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 14 '40 "  N , 20 ° 5' 21"  E
Jaskinia Wołoszyńska Niżnia (Poland)
Jaskinia Wołoszyńska Niżnia
Geology: granite
Discovery: 1950
Overall length: 47 m
Level difference: 16 m

The Jaskinia Wołoszyńska Niżnia cave is a cave in the Wołoszyn massif in the Dolina Białki valley in the Polish High Tatras . It is about 20 meters below the Jaskinia Wołoszyńska Wyżnia cave .

Location and description

The cave is about 47 meters long and about 16 meters deep. The entrance is at an altitude of 1130  m npm , which is not far from the Hala Wołoszyńska alpine pasture . The cave was discovered by A. Michalik in 1950 and described by Stefan Zwoliński in 1952 . There is a waterfall and a small lake in the cave. The further outflow of the water has not been researched. There are stalactites in the cave .

etymology

The name Jaskinia Wołoszyńska Niżnia can be translated as Lower Wołoszyn Cave or Lower Cave in Wołoszyń .

tourism

There is no hiking trail leading to the cave. Permission from the administration of the Tatra National Park is required to enter the cave .

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 .