Kościelec (High Tatras)
Appearance
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Kościelec | |
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![]() Kościelec from Gąsienicowa Valley | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,155 m (7,070 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 120 m (390 ft) |
Listing | Mountains of Poland |
Coordinates | 49°13′31″N 20°00′52″E / 49.22528°N 20.01444°E |
Naming | |
English translation | Resembling a church |
Language of name | Polish |
Geography | |
Location | Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland |
Parent range | High Tatras |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Granite |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hiking |
Kościelec (2,155 m above sea level) is a mountain in the High Tatras in the Gąsienicowa Valley of Poland.
In popular culture
[edit]On February 8, 1909, the composer Mieczysław Karłowicz was killed at the age of 32 by an avalanche while skiing in the Little Kościelec.[2] This incident was commemorated by Wojciech Kilar in his tone poem Kościelec 1909, composed in 1976.
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General view of Kościelec
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Kościelec seen from Czarny Staw Gąsienicowy
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View from Królowe Rówienki
References
[edit]- ^ "Kościelec, Poland". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
- ^ "Śmierć Mieczysława Karłowicza pod Kościelcem". portaltatrzanski.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
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