Wielické Pleso [1] [2] ( Slovak Velické pleso , Polish Wielicki Staw , Hungarian Felkai-tó , German Felker See ) - a lake on the lower level of the upper part of the Wieliczka Valley in the High Tatras mountains. [3]
| Lake | |
| Wielickie Pleso | |
|---|---|
| Slovak Velické pleso | |
 View of the lake from the north in the summer of 2016 | |
| Morphometry | |
| Absolute height | 1665.5 [1] m |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Edge | Prešov Region |
| Area | Poprad |
Lake Wielickie Pleso is the largest in the Wieliczka Valley. It has an area of 2.241 ha, a depth of 4.5 m [4] and is located at an altitude of 1665.5 m above sea level [1] . Nearby is the mountain hotel Silesian House. Great stream flows from the lake. Above the lake, in the valley are located the Long Lake, Kvetnitsy Lake and Upper Velitsky Lakes.
Content
- 1 Name
- 2 Hiking
- 3 Attractions
- 4 notes
Title
The name of the lake is associated with the expansion of the former city of Velka (now the urban quarter of Poprad ). This territory originally belonged to the Gerlach and Wielkoslavsk regions, but it got its name from the city of Velka. The new form of the adjective (according to the Dictionary of the Slovak language) is “veľčianske / velčansk” (lake), but nevertheless, the word “velické / Velitsky” lake, Velitskaya valley, Velitsky shtit is used in the name of the lake, valley and mountain peak. The change of name that appeared in the 13th century is undoubtedly completely subject to the rules of the Slovak language. [3]
Hiking
Around the lake there is a hiking trail (green marking) leading from the Silesian House to the Polish Ridge. A trail also leads from the Wieliczka Valley to Gerlachowski Shtit. Climbing it is allowed only with a mountain guide. [5]
Attractions
Lake Velitske Pleso was formed after the retreat of the iceberg . Above it is a small moraine . Its flat bottom is created by erosion . [6] On his shore in a specially constructed pavilion on July 3, 1995, during a visit to Slovakia, Pope John Paul II prayed.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Map sheet M-34-101 . Scale: 1: 100,000 .
- ↑ IV. Accent // Instruction on the Russian transfer of geographical names of Czechoslovakia / Comp. A. 3. Skripnichenko ; Ed. I.P. Litvin . - M .: Nauka , 1977 .-- S. 12. - 400 copies.
- ↑ 1 2 Bohuš, Ivan. Od A po Z o názvoch Vysokých Tatier (words) . - Tatranská Lomnica: ŠL TANAPu, 1996 .-- S. 457. - ISBN 80-967522-7-8 .
- ↑ MARČEK, Aladár.
- ↑ Adamec, Vladimír; Roubal, Radek. Turistický sprievodca Vysoké Tatry (words.) . - Bratislava: Šport, 1972.- 182 p. - ISBN 77-002-72.
- ↑ Vološčuk, Ivan. Tatranský národný park (words.) . - Bratislava: Gradus, 1994 .-- 552 p. - ISBN 80-901392-4-8 .