Earth:Podhale
Podhale (pl; Podhale dialect: Podhole lit. below the mountain pastures), sometimes referred to as the Polish Highlands, is Poland's southernmost region. The Podhale is located in the foothills of the Tatra range of the Carpathian Mountains. It is the most famous[1] of the many Goral lands and is the region with which Gorals are commonly associated in general .[2] It is part of historic Lesser Poland.
Location
The northern border of Podhale is formed by the Gorce Mountains. The landscape of Podhale features extensive peat bogs and alluvial fans.
The southern part of Podhale is sometimes called Skalne Podhale – it covers the area from Brzegi and Bukowina to Zakopane, Kościelisko, and Witów. The remaining part is called Niżne Podhale.
The largest towns and villages: Nowy Targ (the historical capital of Podhale), Czarny Dunajec, Ludźmierz, Zakopane, Biały Dunajec, Szaflary, Białka Tatrzańska, Bukowina Tatrzańska, Poronin, Chochołów, Witów, Gronków, and others.
Municipalities (gminas), towns and villages of Podhale:
gmina Biały Dunajec
gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska
gmina Czarny Dunajec
gmina Czorsztyn (disputed)
gmina Kościelisko
Nowy Targ (gmina)
Nowy Targ
gmina Ochotnica Dolna (disputed, often considered its own Goral ethnographic group)[3]
gmina Poronin
gmina Raba Wyżna (disputed)
Rabka-Zdrój (gmina) (disputed)
Rabka-Zdrój (disputed)
Skomielna Biała (disputed)
gmina Szaflary
gmina Spytkowice (disputed)
Wysoka (Sucha County) (disputed, linguistically)
Zakopane
The exact borders of Podhale are disputed and unclear due to cultural expansion and blending in border regions with other Goral groups.[4]
According to the book Wskazania by Władysław Orkan, Podhale can also include Mszana Dolna together with its gmina, as well as the poet's native areas in the neighboring Gmina Niedźwiedź. However, this nomenclature is now considered outdated. These areas are currently seen as a distinct Zagórze Goral region.[5]
Folklore
The region is characterized by its unique Goral folklore, which is distinct from other folk cultures in Poland. Its folklore was brought there mainly by settlers from the Lesser Poland region further north and partly by Vlach settlers in the 14th–17th centuries during their migrations.
The Podhale dialect of Polish as well as standard Polish are spoken in the region, with the dialect being uniquely alive compared to other Polish dialects with it having a strong speaker basis and literary tradition in the region.[6][7]
Regional attractions
The people in this region are particularly famous for their oscypek, a cheese made from a mix of cow's and sheep's milk, their music, and their ski slopes. In the winter, it is the number one tourist site in Poland.
See also
- Czorsztyn
- Dunajec River Gorge
- Folk costumes of Podhale
- Gorals
- Polish Tatra Sheepdog
- Sanctuary of Our Lady of Ludźmierz
- Zakopane Style
- Janosik
- Mała Armia Janosika
References
- ↑ "Górale Podhalańscy - Etnozagroda". https://www.etnozagroda.pl/gorale-podhalanscy.
- ↑ "Skarby Górali" (in pl-pl). https://mapapasji.pl/index.php/co-robimy/skarby-gorali.
- ↑ "Górale Ochotniccy - Etnozagroda". https://www.etnozagroda.pl/gorale-ochotniccy.
- ↑ "Górale Podhalańscy - Etnozagroda". https://www.etnozagroda.pl/gorale-podhalanscy.
- ↑ Orkan, Władysław (1875-1930) (1930). Wskazania. Nasza Księgarnia. https://pbc.biaman.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=38394.
- ↑ "Językoznawca: gwara podhalańska też może stać się językiem regionalnym". https://www.pap.pl/aktualnosci/jezykoznawca-gwara-podhalanska-tez-moze-stac-sie-jezykiem-regionalnym.
- ↑ "Gwara podhalańska - Radiowe Centrum Kultury Ludowej" (in pl-PL). https://www.polskieradio.pl/377/8544/artykul/2436236,gwara-podhalanska.
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