Pieninki
| Pieninki | ||
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 View from the Sokolica peak |
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| Highest peak | Czerteż ( 774 m npm ) | |
| location | Poland | |
| part of | Western Carpathians | |
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 25 ′ N , 20 ° 26 ′ E | |
The Pieninki are a mountain range in the Middle Pienin Mountains in the Polish Lesser Poland Voivodeship in the Powiat Tatrzański district and the Krościenko nad Dunajcem municipality .
location
The mountains are located within the Middle Pienines, east of the Trzy Korony massif (border is the Pieniński Potok mountain stream ), north of the Spiš Magura (border is the Dunajec breakthrough ), south of the Gorce (border is the Krośnica Valley ) and west of the Little Pieninen (The border is the Dunajec breakthrough), in the Pieninen mountain range . It has the character of a low mountain range . The highest point is the Czerteż with 774 m npm .
geology
The Pieninki consist to a large extent of limestone from the Jura. Fissured limestone rocks can be found throughout the mountain range. The Dunajec made two breakthroughs through the Middle Pieniny. The second breakthrough is the southern and eastern edge of the Pieninki.
nature
The mountains have a rich flora and fauna. It is entirely located in the Polish Pienines National Park . The slopes are densely wooded with mixed forest. High limestone cliffs rise above the forest. From the rocks there are wide panoramic views of the surrounding mountains, u. a. the Tatras , Gorce , Insel Beskids and Sandezer Beskids as well as the massif of Babia Góra in the Saybuscher Beskids . The view from Sokolica is considered to be one of the most beautiful in the whole of the Carpathian Mountains .
tourism
The valleys around the Pieninki are densely populated and developed for tourism. There are three marked hiking trails in Pieninki:
- ▬ the blue ridge path from Czorsztyn over the Czorsztyn Pienines and the Three- Crowned Massif to the Sokolica , Czertezik , Czerteż and Bajków Groń peaks down to the Dunajec riverto the Nowy Przewóz crossingto Szczawnica , where the Pieninenweg begins in the Dunajec breakthrough. The section around the Sokolica is referred toas Sokola Perć (in German: falcon path)based on the Orla Perć (in German: eagle path) in the High Tatras .
- ▬ a green hiking trail from Krościenko nad Dunajcem to the Przełęcz pod Czertezikiem mountain pass.
- ▬ a green hiking trail from Krościenko nad Dunajcem over the Przełęcz Sosnów mountain passto the Sokolica .
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 .
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