Naturwunder in der Tatra

Tatra Natural Wonders

The Tatra Mountains, spanning the border of Poland and Slovakia, contain a diverse array of karst formations and glacial landscapes. This selection features Poland’s highest waterfall, Siklawa, and the extensive Belianska Cave, the only stalactite cave open to the public in the Slovak Tatras. The list highlights narrow limestone gates like Brama Kantaka, high-altitude karst springs such as Olczyskie Wywierzysko, and several caves nestled within the Western Tatras' valleys, including Jaskinia Magurska and Piwnica Miętusia.

Tatra Natural Wonders — Karte

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Siklawa

The highest waterfall in Poland, dropping approximately 70 meters. It is located in the High Tatras near the Valley of Five Polish Lakes.

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Belianska Cave

Belianska Cave is a stalactite cave in the Slovak part of the Tatra mountains, the largest and the only one open to the public in the…

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Waterfalls of Cold Stream

Waterfalls of Studený potok, waterfalls of Cold Stream, are one of the most sought places in the area of Starý Smokovec and Tatranská…

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Siklawica Falls

Siklawica Falls is a waterfall located in the Western Tatras, south of Zakopane, Poland, dropping a total of 24 m making it the second…

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Vodopád Skok

A 25-meter-high waterfall on the Mlynica River in the High Tatras, accessible via a hiking trail from Štrbské Pleso.

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The Great Waterfall

Obrovský waterfall, or the Great Waterfall, is one of the biggest of its kind in the High Tatras.

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Brama Kantaka

A narrow limestone rock gate with vertical walls carved by the Kościeliski Stream at the entrance to the Kościeliska Valley.

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Olczyskie Wywierzysko

One of the largest karst springs in the Tatra Mountains, located in the Olczyska Valley at an altitude of 1,063 meters.

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Jaskinia Juhaska

A small cave and rock shelter situated in the Strążyska Valley within the Western Tatras.

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Jaskinia Kasprowa Wyżnia

A cave located in the Stare Szałasiska branch of the Kasprowa Valley in the Western Tatras.

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Piwnica Miętusia

A cave located on the northern slopes of the Dziurawy massif within the Miętusia Valley.

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Brama Kantaka

A narrow limestone rock gate with vertical walls carved by the Kościeliski Stream at the entrance to the Kościeliska Valley.

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Jaskinia Magurska

A cave situated on the western slopes of the Jaworzynka Valley in the Western Tatras.