Krywań, czyli naród
Kriváň Means Nation
Author(s): Hubert JarzębowskiSubject(s): Historical Geography, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, 19th Century, Tourism, Politics and Identity
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: High Tatras; tourism; cultural studies; national identity; geopoetics; place and space;
Summary/Abstract: Kriváň (2494 m), a peak in the High Tatras, is not only one of the most beautiful peaks in the whole Carpathians but also is widely considered to be a national mountain of Slovakia, appearing even on Slovakia’s euro coins. This paper shows cultural background of how the mountain became a symbol connected with slovak national identity, starting in mid 19. Century’s “¬national rebirth”. It also describes “slovak national pilgrimages” to the top of Kriváň and the history of monuments on the top of the mountain, showing it as a space of cultural struggle between slovak nationalists and hungarian state.
Journal: Studia Litteraria Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis
- Issue Year: 10/2015
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 347-357
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Polish