Rabsztyn (Middle Pienines)

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Rabsztyn
Rabsztyn in autumn

Rabsztyn in autumn

height 691  m npm
location Poland
Mountains Czorsztyner Pieninen , Pieninen , Carpathian Mountains
Coordinates 49 ° 24 '59 "  N , 20 ° 21' 51"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 24 '59 "  N , 20 ° 21' 51"  E
Rabsztyn (Middle Pienines) (Lesser Poland)
Rabsztyn (Middle Pienines)
Type Rock peaks
rock limestone

The Rabsztyn (German: Rabenstein ) is a mountain in the Polish Middle Pieninen , a mountain range of the Pieninen , 691 meters high. It is in the Czorsztyn Pienines . The summit is about 250 meters above the Dunajec valley .

Location and surroundings

The Rabsztyn lies in the main ridge of the Pieninen. Southeast of the summit is the lower Dunajec breakthrough , to the north is the valley of the Krośnica .

etymology

The name Rabsztyn comes from the German name Rabenstein and alludes to the rocks in the summit area. In the Pieninen there is another peak called Rabsztyn , which is 847 meters high in the Little Pienienen .

tourism

The Rabsztyn is located in the Pieninen National Park . It is not accessible to tourists, but it is clearly visible from Sromowce Niżne .

Web links

Commons : Rabsztyn (Pieniny Czorsztyńskie)  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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 .