Upszar
| Upszar | ||
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 Upaszar (left) and Flaki (right) |
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| height | 655 m npm | |
| location | Poland | |
| Mountains | Czorsztyner Pieninen , Pieninen , Carpathian Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 25 '3 " N , 20 ° 19' 56" E | |
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| Type | Rock peaks | |
| rock | limestone | |
The Upszar is a mountain in the Polish Middle Pieninen , a mountain range of the Pieninen , 655 meters high. It is in the Czorsztyn Pienines . Sometimes its height is also given as 678 meters. However, this number refers to the Piekiełko peak in the same massif. The peak is about 200 meters above the Dunajec valley and about 150 meters above the Jezioro Czorsztyńskie reservoir , to which it is directly adjacent. The dam was built in the southwest slope of the Upszar, at the point where the upper Dunajec breakthrough was previously.
Location and surroundings
The Upszar is located 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
It is not clear where the name Upszar comes from. It is possible that it is of German origin and goes back to the term Uberhar , which was a unit of area of the German-speaking settlers living here.
tourism
The Upszar is located in the Pieninen National Park . It is not accessible to tourists, but it is clearly visible from all sides.
Web links
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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