Giewont Cross
Giewont Cross is a monument in Zakopane, Tatra County, Małopolskie. Giewont Cross is situated nearby to the peak Wielki Giewont, as well as near the mountain saddle Szczerba.Photo: Gower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: a metal cross mounted on Giewont peak
- Inscription: “Jesu Christo Deo, restitutæ per ipsum salutis MCM”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wielki Giewont and Długi Giewont.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tatra National Park and Litworowy Kocioł.
Tatra National Park
Photo: Leszek Leszczynski, CC BY 2.0.
The Tatra Mountains are a mountain range which forms a natural border between Poland and Slovakia, and are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains.
Kuźnice
Quarter
Photo: ToSter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kuźnice is a quarter, which is situated 4 km northeast of Giewont Cross.
Giewont Cross
- Categories: monument, cross, and tourism
- Location: Zakopane, Tatra County, Małopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.25097° or 49° 15′ 4″ northLongitude
19.9341° or 19° 56′ 3″ eastInception
August 19th, 1901Height
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
8FXX7W2M+9JOpenStreetMap ID
node 4809747321OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=crossOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q11750007
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Polish—“Giewont Cross” goes by many names.
- German: “Giewont-Kreuz”
- Polish: “Krzyż na Giewoncie”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Szczerba and Wyżnia Kondracka Przełęcz.
Nearby Places
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