Majerz
| Majerz | ||
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 View from the Gipfelalm to the Tatras |
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| height | 689 m npm | |
| location | Poland | |
| Mountains | Czorsztyner Pieninen , Pieninen , Carpathian Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 26 '1 " N , 20 ° 20' 34" E | |
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| Type | Rock peaks | |
| rock | limestone | |
The Majerz is a mountain in the Polish Middle Pienines , a mountain range of the Pieninen , with a height of 689 meters. It is in the Czorsztyn Pienines . The summit is about 200 meters above the Dunajec valley .
Location and surroundings
The Majerz lies in the main ridge of the Pienines . To the southeast of the summit is the Dunajec Gorge , to the north is the Krośnica Valley .
etymology
The name comes from the summit alpine hut Hala Majerz , which in turn is named after the Majerz estate to which it belonged. The German name of the farm was Maierhof in documents from 1598 and 1632 , from which the Polish name Majerz was derived.
tourism
The Majerz is located in the Pieninen National Park . From the alpine pasture on the summit area there is a wide panoramic view, including the Tatras .
Routes to the summit
Marked routes to the summit lead from Szczawnica and Czorsztyn :
- ▬ the blue ridge path from Czorsztyn over the Czorsztyn Pienines to the summit and on to the Przełęcz Szopka mountain passas well as the summit of the Trzy Korony into the Pieninki and down to the Dunajec riverto the Nowy Przewóz crossingto Szczawnica .
Web links
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 .