Pielgrzymy
Pielgrzymy German pilgrim stones , Czech Poutníci |
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Basic geotopic data | |
Geotope type | Granite outcrop |
Terrain height | 1193 to 1206 m |
Size (L × W × H) | 150 x 75 x 25 m |
location | Lower Silesia , Poland |
Geological unit (s) | Silesian ridge → Giant Mountains |
Municipality / city | Podgórzyn ( Giersdorf ) |
Coordinates | 50 ° 46 '5.2 " N , 15 ° 41' 33.3" E |
The Pielgrzymy (German Three stones or pilgrim stones , tschech. Poutníci ) are a collection of closely spaced rock formations of granite in the eastern part of the Silesian ridge of the Giant Mountains in Poland .
location
The pilgrims, as the translation from Polish reads, lie at an altitude of approx. 1200 m above sea level, on the north side of the Smogornia (German Mittagsberg , Czech Stříbrný hřbet ), about halfway between the Wielki Staw in the south and the Borowice (German Baberhäuser ) in the north about 3 kilometers away . Another point of reference is Karpacz (German Krummhübel ) in the east, around 4 kilometers away .
Emergence
The three stones consist of three mighty rock groups with a height of up to 25 meters on an area of 150 by 75 meters. In addition to the three distinctive towers, there are several smaller rock formations and many individual boulders. They emerged from a rock outcrop , which was mainly formed by the weathering of wool sacks , which can often be found in the Giant Mountains. Through the interplay of freezing, thawing and refreezing of water in the rock crevices created numerous cracks and crevices until rock broke off and finally stopped the rock towers. Glacier erosion also played a role, albeit to a lesser extent; But other forces of nature also contributed to the current appearance: "In 1757 a lightning bolt split a part of the rocks called the three stones, of which the broken blocks are still lying around".
Tourism and nature protection
The Pielgrzymy are located outside the Polish national park Karkonoski Park Narodowy (KPN) and belong to the most famous and most frequently visited rocks along with pigstones, horse heads and the Mittagstein mentioned below. The hiking trails are marked:
▬ The natural wondercan be reached onfoot in about 60 minutes from the Wang Stave Church in Karpacz on a blue marked path.
▬ From the Spindlerpass (Polish: Przełęcz Karkonoska , Czech: Slezské sedlo ), a path with a green sign first leads in about 50 minutes to Słonecznik (literally sunflower ) (German Mittagstein , Czech: Polední kámen ), a 12-meter-high granite rock.
▬ From here, the yellow markings continue to the pilgrims in about 20 minutes.
gallery
... and that of Carl Gustav Carus (1826)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Josef Carl Hofer: The Giant Mountains and Its Inhabitants Society of the Patriotic Museum in Bohemia, Prague 1841. GoogleBooks, accessed on July 17, 2018.