Zamagurze
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The Zamagurze (Polish: Zamagurze ; Slovak: Zamagurie ) is a region in southern Poland on the border with Slovakia in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship as well as in eastern Slovakia . In Poland it includes the Polish Spiš and in Slovakia the northern part of the Spiš . The name can be translated as area behind / beyond the Magura .
location
The Zamagurze lies in the north of the Spiš. It is bounded to the north and west by the historical border of the Białka River , which forms the border with the Podhale Region . The area around Nowa Biała is an exception . This is on the other side of the Białka, as the river changed its course after flooding in the 17th century. In the northeast, the Jezioro Czorsztyńskie reservoir and the Dunajec river are the border with the Gorce , Pieninen and Sandezer Land regions . In the south, the Spis Magura mountain range forms the border.
In the northern area of the Zamagurze the mountain range of the Spiš Pienines runs in an east-west direction . To the south of it lies the valley of the mountain streams Łapszanka and Trybski Potok . South of the valley is the mountain range of the Pogórze Spiskie , which also runs in an east-west direction , a part of the Pogórze Spisko-Gubałowskie , which merges into the Spis Magura in the east and south .
history
The Zamagurze region was ruled from the Niedzica castle since the beginning of the 14th century . It was part of Zips County in the Kingdom of Hungary . Polish Górals from the Sandezer Land, German settlers from Saxony , Lemken from Ruthenia and Wallachians from Wallachia were settled in Zamagurze . After the end of World War I , Austria-Hungary disintegrated and the region was divided between Poland in the west and Czechoslovakia in the east.
After the German-Slovak attack on Poland and its smashing, Slovakia annexed the Polish Spiš, but had to return it in 1945.
folklore
The inhabitants of the Zamagurze are Góralen and their folklore is similar to the folklore of the other Goralem in Podhale as well as the Beskids. However, they have their own costume, which they wear, among other things, on raft trips through the Dunajec Gorge . The architecture of the Spiš Góralen is also unique. The most famous sights are the Niedzica Castle and the Red Monastery .
tourism
The most famous tourist attraction of the Zamagurze is the raft trip through the Dunajec Gorge through the Pienines. Numerous hiking, riding and cycling trails also lead through the Zamagurze . From the peaks and passes there are panoramic views of the surrounding mountains, especially the Tatra Mountains . You can practice water sports on the Białka River and the Jezioro Czorsztyńskie Lake . Czarna Góra is also popular with paragliders . There are several ski areas in Jurgów , Czarna Góra , Niedzica and Kacwin .
See also
- Zips
- Polish zips
- Góralen
- Podhale
- Orava
- Sandezer Land
- Pienines
- Tatra Mountains
- Pogórze Spisko-Gubałowskie
- Czechoslovak-Polish border conflicts
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 .
- Ivan Voluščuk: Pieninský Národný Park . AKCENT press service, 1992, ISBN 80-900447-5-1 .