Sanok-Turka Mountains
| Sanok-Turka Mountains | ||
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 Yes at the Solina reservoir |
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| Highest peak | Magura Łomniańska ( 1024 m npm ) | |
| location | Poland , Ukraine | |
| part of | Forest Carpathians | |
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 20 ' N , 22 ° 43' E | |
The Sanok-Turka Mountains (Polish: Góry Sanocko-Turczańskie ) is part of the Forest Carpathians in the Outer Eastern Carpathians in southern Poland in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship and in Ukraine . Its highest peak is the Magura Łomniańska with 1024 m. It has an area of 930 km².
geography
The mountains border on the Bieszczady in the south , the Przemyśl Mountains in the north, the Buków Mountains in the west and the Brzeżne Beskids in the east . It lies between the rivers San to the west and Stryj to the east. The Wiar , Tyrawka and Stupnica flow through the mountains .
structure
The mountains are divided into several ridges. The Saana Mountains make up the southernmost ridge .
history
The mountains were only sparsely populated until the Middle Ages. The Polish magnate families who owned the land settled the area in the 15th century with Bojken and Wallachians .
In 1099 a battle took place on the Wiar between the Hungarian king Koloman and the prince of Halych-Volodymyr , which the latter won.
In 1377 Louis the Great of Hungary and Poland led his master through the mountains to march against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania .
In 1941, German and Slovak associations started the Barbarossa company by crossing the Molotov Line , which ran through the mountains.
Cities
Sanok lies on the western edge of the mountains and Ustrzyki Dolne on the southern edge , otherwise there are no larger cities.
tourism
Walking and cycling
Numerous marked hiking and cycling trails run through the mountains.
Winter sports
In Ustrzyki Dolne there are several ski areas in the mountains, of which the Laworta ski area is the largest.
proof
- Jerzy Kondracki: Geografia regionalna Polski . Warszawa: Wyd. Naukowe PWN, 1998. ISBN 83-01-12479-2
