Mała Sucha Dolina
| Mała Sucha Dolina | ||
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 View from Przysłop Witowski |
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| location | Lesser Poland Voivodeship , Poland | |
| Mountains | Western Tatras , Tatra , Carpathians | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 16 '24 " N , 19 ° 49' 55" E | |
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| climate | High mountain climate | |
The Mała Sucha Dolina , formed by glaciers in the Ice Age, is a valley in the Polish Western Tatras in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship . It is located in the municipality of Kościelisko in the powiat Tatrzański .
geography
The valley is a side valley of the Dolina Chochołowska .
etymology
The name can be translated as "small dry 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.
history
At the entrance to the valley there is a grave of nine Poles who were shot by the Gestapo on December 27, 1939 . The shooting was one of the first executions in the Podhale .
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 .
Web links
Commons : Mała Sucha Dolina - collection of images, videos and audio files
panorama
View from Przysłop Witowski