Kozie chrbty

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Coordinates: 49 ° 2 ′  N , 20 ° 10 ′  E

The Kozie chrbty within the geomorphological division of Slovakia

The Kozie chrbty (German about goat comb or goat back ) are a mountain range in Slovakia , south of the city of Poprad . From a tourist point of view, they are often regarded as part of the Low Tatras , but have officially been a separate mountain range for several decades. This is part of the Fatra-Tatra region of the Inner Western Carpathians .

location

The mountains extend over a length of approx. 40 km - with a width of only approx. 5 km - in west-east direction from the confluence of the Čierny Váh ( Black Waag ) and the Biely Váh ( White Waag ) at Kráľova Lehota bis about to the place Spišský Štvrtok . It is geomorphologically divided into two sub-units, the Važecký chrbát (about the ridge of Važec ) and Dúbrava (about the oak forest ) in the east.

The Kozie chrbty are limited

The highest peak is the Kozí kameň (German goat stone ) with 1255 m. Like the entire middle section of the main ridge, it is part of the European watershed between the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean . The ridge branching south from the Krahulec mountain , which stretches to the Kráľova hoľa peak in the Low Tatras and separates the catchment areas of the Danube tributaries Váh and Tisza, is also of hydrogeographic importance .

natural reserve

The western part of the mountains belongs to the Low Tatras National Park (NAPANT) or its protected area. In addition, some natural structures are placed under special protection:

economy

Hydroelectric power station on the Čierny Váh reservoir

Forestry is of the greatest importance in the mountain range, which is predominantly covered by coniferous forest . Recently, the Kozie chrbty have come into the discussion of the Slovak public because of the planned mining of uranium ore .

There is a reservoir and the Čierny Váh pumped storage plant in the village . The lake is fed by the river of the same name.

tourism

Tourism plays only a subordinate role in the Kozie chrbty , in the immediate vicinity of which the High and Low Tatras and the Slovak Paradise are located. The most famous sight is the Važecká jaskyňa cave . There are a number of marked hiking trails that may include: a. to the Kozí kameň . A triangulation and observation tower that was previously there collapsed in 1964.
The most important tourist center is the Lopušná dolina south-west of Svit, with accommodation and ski lifts.

Significant surveys

  • Kozí kameň (goat stone), 1255 m
  • Turková , 1179 m
  • Poláková , 1172 m
  • Rígel , 1009 m
  • Zámčisko (castle), 912 m

Some places in the area

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Zdenko Hochmuth: Low Tatras - tourist guide. Šport Verlag Bratislava 1988.