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The Karknosze is
a mountain range situated in the southwest of Poland and the
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On
the foothill zone (altitude up to 500 meters)
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The
mountain range in full clouds. Seen from the lowland of Kowary-Krzaczyna
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Edge
of the forest on the hill Kucznik near Zachelmie
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Land
of agriculture and brushwoods near Sciegny
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A
group of birches which grew up spontaneously
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Countryside
well decorated with brushwood and patches of forest
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Meadow
in the forest at the foothill zone
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Autumn
beaches in the Jedlinki forest
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Sundown
seen from fishing ponds near Glebock
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One
more autumn beach
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The
lower mountain zone (altitude 500 to 1000 meters)
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The
higher parts of the Karknosze are protected as a National Park
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Relic
pine forest on rocks surrounded by beech forest (Chojnik hill)
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Karknosze
National Park is a transboundary World Biosphere Reserve of about 60,000
hectares
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The
Kamienczyk Waterfall is a remarkable spot on the western side of the National
Park
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An
apple and a traditional wooden house on the Kopa hill near Zachelmie
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The
autumn atmosphere on a tourist trail leading to the Chojnik castle
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Forests
on the higher mountain zone and above (altitude over 1000 meters)
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Vast
areas of the higher Spruce forest have completely died resulting prolonged
heavy air pollution in the 1970s and '80s.
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Natural
open wood- and brushland on the top of the Kowary Ridge - habitat of Black
grouse
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On
the tourist trail on the eastern slope of the Kowary Ridge
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Misty
Spruce plantation on the Lasocki Ridge (managed forest)
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Misty
Spruce plantation on the Lasocki Ridge (managed forest)
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The
corpses of Spruces - victims of the air pollution of the Silezian-Dresden-Prague
industrial area
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As
the pollution of the 1970's and 80's has been reduced considerably young
birch forest sprouts again
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Spruces
as dead bodies - they are still standing
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Regenerating
forest along the cobblestone road to Sreniczka mountain
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Dead
bodies everywhere
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At
the end of the trekking we'll sleep in the vicinity
of outstanding nature (in a mountain hut) |
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The
Sub-alpine and Alpine tundra and rock zone (altitude over 1250 meters)
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The
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia is the only broad leaved tree which grows in the
sub-alpine zone
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Dwarf
pine Pinus mugo is the most typical species of the high mountains
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Fresh
and clear water is at hand in countless narrow streams
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This
symbolic Spruce is an element of the emblem of Karkonosze National Park
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Late
evening panorama on the Czech Labsky Dul range
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The
Black Ridge has a very scare vegetation due to millions of stones
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Aspect
of the Konsky Lby rock formation, overlooking the plain of Jelenia Gora
(1270 m)
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The
Czech Rocks
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A
view onto the Labski Szczyt
(1472 m) |
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Detail
of the Twaroznik Rocks
on the Polish - Czech border (border marking on top) |
At
the misty trail onto the highest top Sniezka mountain (1603 m)
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The
Sniezka Cirque (1480 m)
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The
open highlands (1400 - 1500 meter)
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Monument
at the source of the Elbe river which runs through Poland, Czech Republic
and Germany.
The Elbe springs in the Karkonosze (trees on the emblems at right) and ultimately ends in the Northsea as a wide lowland river (Otter and water on the emblems at left). |
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The
big Elbe river springs in the Alpine tundra zone of the Czech part of
Karkonosze National Park
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Innumerable
drops of water fill the Elbe!
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Tourist
infrastucture on the "Below Sniezka" marshland
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The
"Below Sniezka" is an upland plain of 300 hectares.
Its water is exceptionally clean. |
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(c) Frank Verhart - Last update: 5 dec. 2004 |
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