Spiš Mountains

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Pogórze Spiskie
View from the Przełęcz pod Tokarnią mountain pass

View from the Przełęcz pod Tokarnią mountain pass

Highest peak Rzepisko ( 1259  m npm )
location Poland , Slovakia
part of Western Carpathians
Pogórze Spiskie (Poland)
Pogórze Spiskie
Coordinates 49 ° 21 ′  N , 20 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 21 ′  N , 20 ° 12 ′  E
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The Spiš Mountains (Polish: Pogórze Spiskie ) is a predominantly forested mountain range in eastern Slovakia and southeastern Poland . The Spis Magura mountain range is the southern part of the mountain range. Sometimes the terms are used imprecisely synonymously. It is named after the region of Spiš , where it is located on both sides of the border.

location

The mountain is located north of Tatra , south of Pieninen and west of the Foothills Bukowińskie the hills of Pogórze Spisko-Gubałowskie . It has the character of a low mountain range . The highest point is at 1259 m. above sea level represents the Repisko .

mountains

The peaks of the Pogórze Spiskie include:

Name of the summit German name Height (m above sea level) annotation
Górków Wierch 1046
Kuraszowski Wierch 1038
Dudasowski Wierch 1038
Holowiec 1035
Bryjów Wierch 1000
Malorówka 957
Petrelówka 941
Czarna Góra Schwarzberg 902
Grandeus 802
Jędras 709

tourism

In contrast to the other mountain ranges of the Pogórze Spisko-Gubałowskie, the relatively isolated Pogórze Spiskie is sparsely populated. The population density within the Polish Spiš is quite high. The area is also very well developed for tourism in the west along the Białka . There are three large ski areas on the western slopes in Czarna Góra and Jurgów :

literature

  • Witold Henryk Paryski, Zofia Radwańska-Paryska: Wielka encyklopedia tatrzańska. Wydawnictwo Górskie, Poronin 2004, ISBN 83-7104-009-1 .

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