Útulňa Lakôtka (dezolátny stav)
The place
Útulňa Lakôtka (dezolátny stav) ("Lakôtka refuge in derelict condition") in the Low Tatras/Nízke Tatry, Liptovský Mikuláš/Demänovská dolina sector (northern slope of the Low Tatras, Slovakia), at 1517 m elevation, main Hercynian range. Continuous Slovakia Low Tatras cluster (batches 200-338). Reported derelict condition (útulňa "simple refuge", traditional unstaffed Slovak hut, Lakôtka from the neighbouring pass, degradation common in the non-KST network following the post-1989 privatisation of clubs), area with subalpine larch-spruce forests and Nízke Tatry NP (81,000 ha, 3rd largest NP in SK, Ďumbier 2043 m summit) and Ursus arctos + Canis lupus + Lynx lynx (3 large European predators preserved in the Tatras) and the Demänovská caves (ice cave, tourist gem, 8 km explored).
The setting
Low Tatras/Nízke Tatry Liptovský Mikuláš/Demänovská dolina Slovakia 1517 m Hercynian, continuous cluster batches 200-338, derelict condition unstaffed útulňa Lakôtka pass post-1989 club privatisation, subalpine larch-spruce forests Nízke Tatry NP 81,000 ha 3rd largest SK Ďumbier 2043 m, 3 large European predators preserved, Demänovská 8 km ice cave.
