Zawratowa Turnia, Tatra National Park

Name: Zawratowa Turnia
Address: Tatra National Park, Poland

#45 among attractions in Tatra National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Zawratowa Turnia - a crag in the eastern ridge of Świnica in the High Tatras. It is located in this ridge between the Blue Turnia, separated by the Blue Pass, and Small Kozie Wierch, from which it is separated by the Zawrat Pass.

From Zawratową Turni goes in north direction Grań Kościelców, in which stand out successively from the turni Zadni Kościelec, Kościelec and Mały Kościelec. Zawratowa Turnia rises above the three glacial kettles. Its northwestern slopes descend to the Mylna Kotlinka.

The name of the crag comes from the neighboring Zawrat Pass.

Under the pass itself in the rock there is a statue of Our Lady. It was placed there in 1904 by Father Walenty Gadowski and Klimek Bachleda on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.

First known ascents: summer: E. Vitlaczil in 1889 in winter: Henryk Bednarski, Józef Lesiecki, Leon Loria and Stanisław Zdyb on January 1 or 2, 1910.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 49°13'12"N, 20°0'55"E

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Zawratowa Turnia – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Orla Perć, Wielki Staw Polski, Świnica, Zielony Staw Gąsienicowy.

0.6 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Orla Perć, Tatra National Park
16 min walk • Orla Perć is a tourist path in the Tatra Mountains in southern Poland. It is considered one of most difficult and dangerous public paths in the entire Tatras and is therefore a suitable route only for experienced climbers. The path is marked with red signs. Since it was established, at least 112 people have lost their lives on the route.
1.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Wielki Staw Polski, Tatra National Park
35 min walk • Wielki Staw Polski - is a tarn located in the High Tatras, at an elevation of 1,665 metres above sea level in the Valley of the Five Polish Lakes, by the slope of the Miedziane.
~1460 ftW
Peak offering a marked path for climbing
Świnica, Tatra National Park
8 min walk • Świnica or Svinica is a mountain in the main crest of the High Tatras, on the Polish-Slovak border. The main peak is at 2,301 m AMSL. A marked trail leads through the summit. The Polish name Świnica was given to this summit in the mid 19th century. It probably refers to the resemblance of the peak to silhouette of a swine.
0.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Zielony Staw Gąsienicowy, Tatra National Park
25 min walk • Zielony Staw Gąsienicowy is a tarn in Poland, part of the Gąsienicowe Ponds in the High Tatras. The lake is located at an elevation of 1,672 metres in a corrie of the Skrajna pyramidal peak. The tarn was formerly named Suczy Staw. Zielony Staw Gąsienicowy is the largest lake in the Zielona Gąsienicowa Valley.
0.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Kurtkowiec Lake, Tatra National Park
22 min walk • Kurtkowiec is an oligotrophic lake part of the Gąsienicowe Ponds, located in the Tatra Mountains in Poland. The lake is located in the western part of the Gąsienicowa Valley, at an elevation of 1,686 metres.
~1950 ftN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kościelec, Tatra National Park
10 min walk • Kościelec is a mountain in the High Tatras in the Gąsienicowa Valley of Poland.
0.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mały Kościelec, Tatra National Park
19 min walk • Mały Kościelec - a multi-topped ridge being the end of the Kościelców Ridge, which at the height of Zawratowa Turnia deviates in the northern direction from the main ridge of the High Tatras and separates the Czarna Gąsienicowa Valley from the...
1.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beskid / Beskyd, Tatra National Park
35 min walk • Beskid - the easternmost peak in the main ridge of the Western Tatras, located between Sucha Prze Przełecz and Liliowe Pass in the main ridge of the Tatras.
0.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kozie Czuby, Tatra National Park
14 min walk • Kozie Czuby is a peak with three peaks in the long eastern ridge of Świnica in the Polish High Tatras, in the Kozie Wierch massif. The author of the name Kozie Czuby is Rev. Walenty Gadowski.
0.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Zamarła Turnia, Tatra National Park
11 min walk • Zamarła Turnia - a two-topped peak in the long eastern ridge of Świnica in the Polish High Tatras. The eastern and western summits are several meters apart and are separated by a shallowly cut crest.
0.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Buczynowa Strażnica, Tatra National Park
22 min walk • Buczynowa Strażnica - a crag in the long, northeastern ridge of Kozie Wierch called Kozi Murt. It is located near the Switch over the Beech Valley, which separates it from the neighboring Black Walls.

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Which popular attractions are close to Zawratowa Turnia?

Nearby attractions include Niebieska Turnia, Tatra National Park (3 min walk), Gąsienicowa Turnia, Tatra National Park (4 min walk), Mały Kozi Wierch, Tatra National Park (6 min walk), Mylna Kopa, Tatra National Park (6 min walk).