Zamkowa Góra (Pienines)

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Ostry Wierch
Hiking trail to the summit

Hiking trail to the summit

height 799  m npm
location Poland
Mountains Middle Pieninese , Pieninese , Carpathian Mountains
Coordinates 49 ° 25 '11 "  N , 20 ° 25' 13"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 25 '11 "  N , 20 ° 25' 13"  E
Zamkowa Góra (Pienines) (Lesser Poland)
Zamkowa Góra (Pienines)
Type Rock peaks
rock limestone

The Góra Zamkowa is a mountain in the Polish Middle spat at , a mountain range of the Pieniny , m with 799th above sea level in the Trzy Korony massif . The summit is about 400 meters above the Dunajec valley .

Location and surroundings

The Góra Zamkowa lies in the main ridge of the Pienines. To the south of the summit is the Dunajec Gorge , to the north is the Krośnica Valley .

etymology

The Polish name Góra Zamkowa comes from the Pieninen castle , which was built on the top of the mountain in the 13th century, and can be translated as castle hill .

tourism

The summit can be easily reached from all surrounding villages on marked hiking trails.

Routes to the summit

Marked routes to the summit lead from Szczawnica and Czorsztyn :

Web links

Commons : Zamkowa Góra  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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 .

panorama

Panorama from the castle ruins