Siklawa
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 Siklawa |
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 12 '53 " N , 20 ° 2' 43" E | |
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| place | Bukowina Tatrzańska , High Tatras , Lesser Poland Voivodeship , Poland | |
| height | 80 m falling edge : 1665 m npm impact zone : 1585 m npm |
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| Number of fall levels | 4th | |
| flow | Roztoka | |
The Siklawa is the highest waterfall in the Polish High Tatras near Bukowina Tatrzańska as well as in all of Poland . The water of the Roztoka flowing from the Wielki Staw Polski falls from the Dolina Pięciu Stawów Polskich valley via four cascades into the Dolina Roztoki valley .
Surname
The name Siklawa means "bubbling waterfall".
Flora and fauna
The waterfall is above the tree line.
tourism
The waterfall is accessible via a green marked hiking trail. The Schronisko PTTK w Dolinie Pięciu Stawów Polskich is located near the waterfall .
literature
- Zofia Radwańska-Paryska, Witold Henryk Paryski: Wielka encyklopedia tatrzańska. Wydawnictwo Górskie, Poronin 2004, ISBN 83-7104-009-1 .
- Tatry Wysokie słowackie i polskie. Mapa turystyczna 1: 25,000, Polkart, Warszawa 2005/06, ISBN 83-87873-26-8 .
Web links
Commons : Siklawa - collection of images, videos and audio files
