Skrzyczne
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Skrzyczne is a mountain in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, close to the town of Szczyrk. It is the highest mountain of the Silesian Beskids[1] and the fifth most topographically prominent peak in Poland.[2]Template:Efn
Skrzyczne is one of the peaks which make up the Crown of Polish Mountains, a list of the highest points in each of Poland's 28 mountain ranges.[3] The peak can be reached by hiking paths, and there is also a gondola lift which starts in Szczyrk and comes up to around Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level.[4] The slopes of the mountain are also known for the many blueberries which grow on them and which are frequently collected by hikers and other visitors.[5]
A mountain hut, PTTK Skrzyczne, is located very close to the peak of the mountain. The first hut, built in 1933, was destroyed in a fire.[6] A second hut was built in the late 1930s, and stands to this day.[7] There is likewise a tall (Script error: No such module "convert".) radio and television tower atop Skrzyczne,[8] which makes it easy to recognise the peak from afar.
In addition to multiple hiking trails, the Skrzyczne area also hosts a ski resort with several pistes,[9] as well as mountain biking trails.[10] Several trail races also cross the peak, most notably Zamieć, a 24-hour race which takes place in the winter.[11]
Legend has it that Skrzyczne takes its name from the croaking of frogs (in Polish: skrzyczenie), which supposedly inhabited the (now nonexistent) ponds near the peak.[12]
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- ↑ Andrzej Komoniecki, Chronografia albo Dziejopis Żywiecki. Żywiec: Towarzystwo Miłośników Ziemi Żywieckiej, 1987, p8.
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