Kościelec (High Tatras) Explained

Kościelec
Translation:Resembling a church
Language:Polish
Elevation M:2155
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:120
Range:High Tatras
Listing:Mountains of Poland
Location:Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Map:Poland
Coordinates:49.2253°N 20.0144°W
Type:Granite
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

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.

Notes and References

  1. 28663. Kościelec, Poland. 2014-05-02.
  2. Web site: Śmierć Mieczysława Karłowicza pod Kościelcem . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191110181432/https://portaltatrzanski.pl/wiedza/historia/smierc-mieczyslawa-karlowicza-pod-koscielcem,1900 . 2019-11-10 . 2024-03-01 . portaltatrzanski.pl . pl.