Kráľova hoľa

Geobox | Mountain
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Kráľova hoľa ( _de. Königsberg; _hu. Király-hegy [ [http://www.kislexikon.hu/kiralyhegy.html Királyhegy - Lexikon :: ] ] , literally "King's Bald Mountain") is the highest mountain (1,946 m) of the eastern part of the Low Tatras in central Slovakia. Four rivers rise at its foot: Čierny Váh, Hnilec, Hornád, and Hron. The summit, easily accessible by hiking trails from Telgárt as well as by a paved road from Šumiac, offers a panoramic view of Spiš, the Tatras, Liptov, and the Upper Hron Valley. Largely deforested by exploitative timber harvesting in the early 19^th century, its timberline was restored to its natural elevation of about 1,650 m (5,413 ft.) through the efforts of Ludwig Greiner in the second half of that century. [Štefan Valentovič, et al. "Slovenský biografický slovník, II zväzok E-J." 1987.]

Kráľova hoľa is often depicted in Slovak folklore and Romantic poetry as a safe refuge of heroes and highwaymen, namely Juraj Jánošík. As a metaphor of homeland in folk ballads (such as "Na Kráľovej holi") and particularly in one of the best-known Slovak poems [Felicitas Maukšová, "Recepcia Bottovej Smrti Jánošíkovej v školskej praxi." In: Július Bolfík, ed. "Ján Botto – život a dielo..." 1983.] "The Death of Jánošík" (1862) by Ján Botto, [English translation by Ivan Joseph Kramoris in 1944.] the mountain has become one of informal Slovak national symbols along with Kriváň.

During the anti-Nazi Slovak National Uprising, the partisan group Jánošík had their shelters below the top of the mountain. In 1960, a TV transmitter was built on the top. There is also a weather station and a station of the mountain rescue service.

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