Giewont

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Giewont is a prominent, cross-topped mountain massif in the Polish Tatra Mountains, famed as a national symbol and popular hiking destination overlooking the town of Zakopane.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Mały Giewont 0
Wielki Giewont 0
Długi Giewont 0

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain in Poland
mountain massif
mountain peak
mountain peak
mountain ridge
climbingDifficulty moderate
country Poland
elevation 1728 m
1894 m
1894 m
geologicalComposition limestone
hasNotableEvent 2019 lightning strike accident
hasPart Długi Giewont
Wielki Giewont
surface form: Mały Giewont

Wielki Giewont
hasShape resembling a sleeping knight
hasSummitCross yes
hasTouristTrailFrom Kasprowy Wierch
Kuźnice
Mała Łąka Valley
Strążyska Valley
hasViewOf Podhale
surface form: Podhale region

Tatra Mountains
Zakopane
hazard lightning
rockfall
isLandmarkOf Podhale
isMajorTouristAttraction yes
isSymbolOf Podhale
surface form: Podhale region

Poland
Zakopane
locatedIn Tatra Mountains
Western Tatras
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Lesser Poland Voivodeship NERFINISHED
locatedInProtectedArea Tatra National Park
surface form: Tatra National Park (Poland)
locatedOnBorderOf Zakopane
surface form: Zakopane municipality
mountainRange Carpathian Mountains
nameLanguage Polish
nearbySettlement Zakopane
overlooks Zakopane
partOf Tatra Mountains
surface form: Polish Tatras
popularFor hiking
pilgrimage
religiousSignificance Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
summitAccessInfrastructure chains
summitCrossHeight 15 m
summitCrossInaugurationYear 1901
summitCrossMaterial steel
touristSeasonPeak summer
visibleFrom Zakopane

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