Veľká capia veža
Veľká capia veža is a peak in Štrba, Poprad District, Prešov Region and has an elevation of 2,364 metres. Veľká capia veža is situated nearby to the locality Zadná poľana, as well as near Kazateľňa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,364 metres
- Description: mountain in Slovakia
- Also known as: “Veľká Capia veža”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rysy and Veľké Hincovo pleso.
Rysy
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Rysy is a mountain in the crest of the High Tatras, eastern part of the Tatra Mountains, lying on the border between Poland and Slovakia. Rysy has three summits: the middle at 2,501 m; the north-western at 2,500 m; and the south-eastern at 2,473 m.
Veľké Hincovo pleso
Lake
Photo: Kristo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Veľké Hincovo pleso is the biggest and deepest mountain lake of glacial origin in the High Tatras, Slovakia. The maximum depth is 53 metres. Its surface remains frozen for around 270 days per year.
Eye of the Sea
Lake
Photo: Tomasz O., Public domain.
Morskie Oko, or Eye of the Sea in English, is the largest and fourth-deepest lake in the Tatra Mountains, in southern Poland. It is located deep within the Tatra National Park in the Rybi Potok Valley, of the High Tatras mountain range at the base of the Mięguszowiecki Summits, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Štrbské Pleso.
Štrbské Pleso
Suburb
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Štrbské Pleso is a ski, tourist, and health resort in the High Tatras, Slovakia located on the lake by the same name. With extensive parking facilities and a stop on the Tatra trolley and rack railway, it is a starting point for a host of popular hikes including to Kriváň and Rysy.
Veľká capia veža
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Štrba, Poprad District, Prešov Region, Slovakia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.1697° or 49° 10′ 11″ northLongitude
20.0489° or 20° 2′ 56″ eastElevation
2,364 metres (7,756 feet)Open location code
8GX2529X+VHOpenStreetMap ID
node 605282362OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q9372779
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Slovak—“Veľká capia veža” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Veľká capia veža”
- Dutch: “Veľká capia veža”
- Hungarian: “Nagy-Zerge-tavi-torony”
- Polish: “Veľká capia veža”
- Polish: “Wielka Capia Turnia”
- Slovak: “Veľká capia veža”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Zadná poľana and Kazateľňa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Baštové sedlo and Capia štrbina.
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