Mountain type Granite Prominence 45 m Parent range High Tatras | Elevation 2,155 m Easiest route Hiking | |
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Translation resembling a church (Polish) Location Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland Mountain range High Tatras, Tatra Mountains | ||
Kościelec (2,155 m above sea level) is a mountain in the High Tatras in the Valley Gąsienicowa of Poland.
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Map of Ko%C5%9Bcielec, Zakopane, Poland
In popular culture
On February 8, 1909 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.
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Kościelec (High Tatras) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA