Wielka Koszysta
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 View from the Hala Gąsienicowa mountain pasture |
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| height | 2193 m npm | |
| location | Poland , Lesser Poland Voivodeship | |
| Mountains | High Tatras , Carpathian Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 14 '6 " N , 20 ° 2' 57" E | |
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| Type | Rock peaks | |
| First ascent | 1838 by Ludwik Zejszner | |
The Great Breitkogel ( Polish Wielka Koszysta ) is a mountain in the Polish High Tatras with 2193 m in the Koszysta massif . The mountain belongs to the municipalities of Poronin (district Murzasichle ) on the western slope and Bukowina Tatrzańska (district Brzegi ) on the eastern slope in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in the Powiat Tatrzański district .
Location and surroundings
Below the summit are two valleys, the Pańszczyca Valley in the west and the Waksmunder Valley ( Dolina Waksmundzka ) in the east.
North of the Großer Breitkogel is the Kleine Breitkogel ( Mała Koszysta ) and south of the Waksmunder Berg ( Waksmundzki Wierch ).
etymology
The Polish name Wielka Koszysta can be translated as Great Koszysta . The name comes from the fact that the Wielka Koszysta is the highest peak in the Koszysta massif .
Flora and fauna
Despite its height, the Große Breitkogel has a colorful flora and fauna. Numerous plant species occur, especially high alpine flowers and grasses. In addition to insects and mollusks and birds of prey, bears, wolves, lynxes, marmots and chamois also visit the summit.
Ascents
First ascents:
- Summer: Ludwik Zejszner August 3, 1838
- Winter: Henryk Bednarski , Józef Lesiecki , Mariusz Zaruski and Stanisław Zdyb March 4, 1910
tourism
The Wielka Koszysta provides since 1936 a strict nature reserve. It is not open to hikers. There are no marked hiking trails leading to the summit. Former hiking trails have already overgrown.
Web links
supporting documents
- 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 .
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