Maringotka
The place
Maringotka ("caravan, tin-roofed cabin") in the Prešov region, Červený Kláštor/Lesnica area (Slovak Pieniny, Slovakia), at 548 m elevation, Dunajec gorges. Continuous Slovakia Tatras/Pieniny cluster (batches 200-329). Mobile tin cabin typical of Czech/Slovak tradition (Maringotka = Roma cart turned building-site shelter), area of calcareous beech-fir forests of the Pieniny (joint SK/PL national park, 2216 ha, the smaller SK park), heritage of Dunajec log rafting (traditional wooden rafts used until 1934) and the Gorals minority (100,000 Górale, Polish/Slovak).
The setting
Prešov Červený Kláštor/Lesnica Pieniny Slovakia 548 m Dunajec gorges, continuous cluster batches 200-329, tin maringotka Roma cart, calcareous beech-fir forests SK/PL park 2216 ha, Dunajec raft rafting until 1934, Górale 100,000.
