Kościelec (High Tatras)

Coordinates: 49°13′31″N 20°00′52″E / 49.22528°N 20.01444°E / 49.22528; 20.01444
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Kościelec
Kościelec from Gąsienicowa Valley
Highest point
Elevation2,155 m (7,070 ft)[1]
Prominence120 m (390 ft)
ListingMountains of Poland
Coordinates49°13′31″N 20°00′52″E / 49.22528°N 20.01444°E / 49.22528; 20.01444
Naming
English translationresembling a church
Language of namePolish
Geography
Kościelec is located in Poland
Kościelec
Kościelec
Poland
LocationLesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Parent rangeHigh Tatras
Geology
Mountain typeGranite
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking

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.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kościelec, Poland". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  2. ^ "Śmierć Mieczysława Karłowicza pod Kościelcem". portaltatrzanski.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2024-03-01.