Spiš Pienines
| Spiš Pienines | ||
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 View from Mount Wdżar |
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| Highest peak | Żar ( 883 m npm ) | |
| location | Poland | |
| part of | Western Carpathians | |
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 25 ' N , 20 ° 14' E | |
The Zipser Pieninen (Polish: Pieniny Spiskie ) are a mountain range in the Pieninen mountain range in the Polish Lesser Poland Voivodeship in the Powiat Tatrzański district and the Łapsze Niżne municipality . It is located in the historical region of Spiš .
location
The mountains are located north of the Pogórze Spiskie (the limit is the Łapszanka valley ), south of the Gorce (the limit is the Jezioro Czorsztyńskie reservoir ), east of the Middle Pienines (the limit is the Jezioro Czorsztyńskie) and west of the Pogórze is the Bukowińskie (the border is the Bukowińskie Białka ), in the Pieniny Mountains . It has the character of a low mountain range . The highest point is at 883 m. ü.NN the Żar .
geology
The Spiš Pienines consist to a large extent of limestone from the Jura. Jagged limestone cliffs can be found especially on their northern edge.
mountains
The peaks of the Spis Pienines include:
| Name of the summit | German name | Height (m above sea level) | annotation |
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| Żar | 883 | Highest mountain of the Spiš Pienines, also called Branisko | |
| Hombark Łapszański | Lapscher Homberg (?) | 825 | |
| Gajna Skała | 782 | ||
| Dziurawa Skała | Holey rock | 748 | |
| Czarna Góra | Schwarzberg | 743 | |
| Hombark Niedzicki | Netzdorfer Homberg (?) | 743 | |
| Czarna Góra | Schwarzberg | 743 | |
| Cisówka | 743 | ||
| Jurgowska Góra | Jurgau mountain | 733 | |
| Ostra Gora | Sharp mountain | 733 | |
| Barwinkowa | 725 | ||
| Czarna Góra | Schwarzberg | 710 | |
| Sołtysia Góra | Schultheissberg | 703 | |
| Ślipce | 703 | ||
| Tynusia Góra |
nature
The mountains have a richer flora than the other, higher mountains that surround them. A small part of the reservoir is part of the Pieninen National Park .
tourism
The Spis Pienines are densely populated and developed for tourism. The reservoir, which is also used as a bathing lake, is located on the northern edge. The Niedzica Castle in Niedzica-Zamek , as well as the nature reserves Zielone Skałki near Falsztyn , Dursztyńskie Skałki near Dursztyn and the Białka Gorge near Krempachy are located in the Spis Pieninen .
Web links
proof
- Witold Henryk Paryski, Zofia Radwańska-Paryska, Wielka encyklopedia tatrzańska, 2004, Wydawnictwo Górskie, Poronin, ISBN 83-7104-009-1
