Wąwóz Kraków
| Wąwóz Kraków | ||
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 Rock walls in the gorge |
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| location | Lesser Poland Voivodeship , Poland | |
| Waters | Ivanovsky Potok | |
| Mountains | Western Tatras , Tatra , Carpathians | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 14 '12 " N , 19 ° 52' 19" E | |
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| height | 1040 to 2096 m npm | |
| length | 3 km | |
| climate | High mountain climate | |
The glacial formed by Gletscherschlucht Wąwóz Krakow is a valley in the Polish West Tatra in the Lesser Poland . It is located in the municipality of Kościelisko in the powiat Tatrzański .
geography
The gorge is a gorge of the main valley Dolina Kościeliska and is located in the 2096-meter-high Ciemniak massif . The rock walls in the valley are made of limestone.
The valley falls from east to west from about 2096 meters to 1040 meters. Are located in the canyon about 140 caves, of which Jaskinia Wysoka - Za Siedmiu Progami , Jaskinia Lodowa w Ciemniaku , Jaskinia psia , Jaskinia Poszukiwaczy Skarbów , Groby , Jaskinia pod Zamkiem , Jaskinia Zakosista , Jaskinia pod Okapem and in particular the Smocza Jama the best known are.
The lower part of the gorge is accessible to tourists. The upper part of the gorge is a strictly protected nature reserve and not open to hikers.
etymology
The name can be translated as "Krakow Gorge". It comes from the Smocza Jama cave, which the namesake reminded of the Smocza Jama cave in the Wawel massif in Krakow .
Flora and fauna
The gorge is a retreat for numerous mammals and bird species.
climate
There is a high mountain climate in the gorge.
Alpine farming
Before the establishment of the Tatra National Park in 1954, the valley was mainly visited by robbers and treasure hunters.
tourism
A hiking trail leads through the lower part of the gorge.
- ▬ A yellow trail from the Polana Pisana pasturethrough the gorge to the Smocza Jama cave; the trail is designed as a one-way street
literature
- Zofia Radwańska-Paryska, Witold Henryk Paryski, Wielka encyklopedia tatrzańska , Poronin, Wyd. Górskie, 2004, ISBN 83-7104-009-1 .
- Tatry Wysokie słowackie i polskie. Mapa turystyczna 1: 25.000, Warszawa, 2005/06, Polkart ISBN 83-87873-26-8 .
