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Tatra National Park was established on 1 January 1949 and it is the oldest national park in Slovakia. In 1987, a section of the Western Tatras was added to the national park. In 1992 the national park became a part of the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme , jointly with the adjoining Tatra National Park of Poland .
Mickiewicz Falls (pronounced: [mit͡sˈkjɛvit͡ʂ]; Polish: Wodogrzmoty Mickiewicza; Slovak: Mickiewiczove vodopády, German: Mickiewiczfälle; Hungarian: Mickiewicz-vízesések) [1] is a waterfall in the Tatra National Park, Lesser Poland, consisting of three main cascades dropping a total of 10 metres (33 ft).
Orla Perć, in English known as the Eagle's Path, is a tourist trail in the Tatra Mountains, in southern PolandIt is considered one of the most difficult and dangerous public paths in the entire Tatras (an equivalent to Grade 2 Scramble) [1] and is therefore a suitable route only for experienced climbers.
Tatra National Park is the name for two different national parks located in the Tatra mountains: Tatra National Park, Poland (Tatrzański Park Narodowy)
The Kościeliska is a valley in Poland, in Tatra Mountains, Western Tatras, Poland. It stretches from the village of Kiry, about 9 km, right up to the main ridge of the Tatras. Halfway up is the Ornak mountain refuge, built in 1948. [1] Is reached by road from Zakopane - 7 km.
In 1947, a separate administrative unit, Tatra Park, was created. In 1954, by decision of the Polish Government, Tatra National Park was created. [ 5 ] It was established originally over an area of 215.56 km 2 (83.23 sq mi), but it is currently slightly smaller, at 211.64 km 2 (81.71 sq mi).
The Slovak Tatra National Park (Tatranský národný park; TANAP) was founded in 1949 (738 km 2, 285 sq mi), and the contiguous Polish Tatra National Park (Tatrzański Park Narodowy) in 1954 (215.56 km 2, 83.23 sq mi). [23] The two parks were added jointly to the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve list in 1993. [5]
Slavkovský štít is the fourth highest mountain peak that can be reached on a marked trail in the High Tatra mountains in Slovakia. Its summit is 2452 metres above sea level. It can be reached by foot on a walking trail in about four and a half hours from Starý Smokovec.