Kościelec (2,155 m above sea level) is a mountain in the High Tatras in the Gąsienicowa Valley of Poland.

Kościelec
Highest point
Elevation	2,155 m (7,070 ft)[1]
Prominence	120 m (390 ft)
Coordinates	49°13′31″N 20°00′52″E
Naming
English translation	resembling a church
Language of name	Polish
Geography
Kościelec Poland
Location	Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Parent range	High Tatras
Geology
Mountain type	Granite
Climbing
Easiest route	Hiking

In popular culture

On February 8, 1909, the composer Mieczysław Karłowicz was killed at the age of 32 by an avalanche while skiing in the Kościelec mountain. This incident was commemorated by Wojciech Kilar in his tone poem Kościelec 1909, composed in 1976.

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  Path to Kościelec
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  View from the top of the mountain
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  The mountain seen from Czarny Staw Gąsienicowy lake

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