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Kurds detained in Tatra Mountains seek int'l protection in Poland

Roman Wieczorek, a spokesman for the Zakopane police, said that all the members of the detained group were "exhausted, soaked and cold," and, as their lives and health were endangered, they required immediate help. The youngest child has been hospitalised. Grzegorz Momot/PAP

A group of 14 Kurdish nationals, who have illegally crossed the Polish border and who have been detained by in the Chocholowska Valley in the Tatra Mountains, southern Poland, are seeking international protection in the country.

Tatra mountains to open to tourists on Tuesday

Most hiking and ski trails in the Polish Tatra mountains will be open to tourists again on Tuesday as avalanche danger decreases.

Tatra mountains closed to tourists due to heavy snow, wind

The Tatra National Park authorities have barred entry to the whole Polish Tatra Mountains for tourists owing to adverse weather conditions and avalanche danger.

Fascinating never-before-seen photos offer rare glimpse of pre-war Poland

Taken in the 1930s by a French WWI veteran visiting the country, the candid pictures offer a remarkable insight into a long-forgotten past.

Luxury ‘shepherd hut’ homes win Kraków architects prestigious international award

Situated at the foot of the Tatra Mountains on a picturesque clearing near Giewont, the seven 80sqm houses were inspired by traditional shepherd's huts.

Scientists find measurements of Tatra summits are WRONG and say atlases and textbooks need to be rewritten

To accurately gauge the elevations of summits in the High and Western Tatras, the Wrocław researchers travelled over 231 km of trails, climbing an elevation difference (up and down) equal to 39,963 m, which is more than four times the height of Mount Everest.

Zakopane installs animal-proof bins with ‘special tops’ to stop wildlife rummaging for food

A popular tourist destination, the town has long had a problem with animals including foxes, deer and even bears foraging in its bins and often becoming a tourist attraction themselves.

Foreign tourists avoid Polish mountains due to Ukraine war

Foreign tourists are steering clear of Poland’s Tatra Mountains because of the war in Ukraine with virtually no reservations made by them, the Tatra Chamber of Commerce has told PAP.

Body of tourist found in Polish Tatras

Rescuers in Poland’s Tatra Mountains have found a body, believed to be that of a tourist who went missing on Saturday.

Polish prosecution to launch inquiry into death of climbers in Slovakia

A district prosecutor's office in Krakow, southern Poland, will launch an investigation into the tragic deaths of three Poles in the Slovak Tatra mountains, according to polskieradio24.pl.

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