Kościelec (High Tatras)

Kościelec
Highest point
Elevation 2,155 m (7,070 ft)[1]
Coordinates 49°13′31″N 20°00′52″E / 49.22528°N 20.01444°E / 49.22528; 20.01444Coordinates: 49°13′31″N 20°00′52″E / 49.22528°N 20.01444°E / 49.22528; 20.01444
Naming
Translation resembling a church (Polish)
Geography
Kościelec
Poland
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 Valley Gąsienicowa of Poland.

On February 8, 1909, the composer Mieczysław Karłowicz was killed at the age of 32 by an avalanche while skiing in the Kościelec mountain. This incident was commemorated by Wojciech Kilar in his tone poem Kościelec 1909, composed in 1976.

Kościelec

References

  1. "Kościelec, Poland". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-05-02.


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