Zadni Kościelec

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Zadni Kościelec
View from the top of Kościelec

View from the top of Kościelec

height 2162  m npm
location Poland , Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Mountains High Tatras , Carpathian Mountains
Coordinates 49 ° 13 '25 "  N , 20 ° 0' 56"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 13 '25 "  N , 20 ° 0' 56"  E
Zadni Kościelec (Lesser Poland)
Zadni Kościelec
View from the Hala Gąsienicowa mountain pasture

The Back Polish Chapel ( Polish Zadni Kościelec ) is a mountain in the High Tatras with an altitude of 2162  m npm and is located in Poland in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , Powiat Tatrzański District and Zakopane Municipality .

Location and surroundings

The summit is on the Kapellengrat ( Grań Kościelców ), which branches off west of the north ridge of the Seealmspitze ( Świnica ) into the Seealmtal .

Below the summit lie two valleys, the Dolina Zielona Gąsienicowa in the south and Dolina Czarna Gąsienicowa in the north.

From the summit of the Polish Chapel ( Kościelec ) in the west, the Rear Polish Chapel is separated by the Kapellenscharte ( Kościelcowa Przełęcz ) and from the summit of the Irr Koppe ( Mylna Kopa ) by the Upper Irr Törl ( Wyżnie Mylne Wrótka ).

In the mountain there is the cave Schron w Zadnim Kościelcu .

etymology

The Polish name Zadni Kościelec is derived from the nearby mountain of Kościelec and can be translated as Hinterer Kirchenberg or Hinterer Kirchberg .

First ascent

The first ascent took place:

tourism

The summit is very popular with climbers because of the panorama from its summit. Climbers can reach the summit of Kerbkoppe ( Czuba nad Karbem ) in various ways . They are considered difficult. There are no marked hiking trails leading to the summit. The Schronisko PTTK Murowaniec mountain hut is a suitable starting point for an ascent of the Rear Polish Chapel .

Web links

Commons : Zadni Kościelec  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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 .