Gerlachovský štít (mountain)

Japanese: ゲルラホフカ[山]（英語表記）Gerlachovský štít

A mountain of granite rocks in northern Slovakia. It is the main peak of the Vysoké Tatry mountain range (Tatry mountain range) in the Western Carpathian Mountains that straddle the border with Poland. At 2,663 meters above sea level, it is the highest peak in the country. It is part of a national park. During the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it was called Franz Josef Peak, between the two world wars it was called Legion Peak, and for a time after World War II it was also called Stalin Peak. [Inano Tsuyoshi]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

スロバキア北部にある花コウ岩の山。ポーランドとの国境にまたがる西カルパチ山脈にあるビソケー･タトリ山地(タトリ山地)の主峰。標高2663mで同国の最高峰。国立公園の一部をなす。オーストリア･ハンガリー二重帝国時代は，フランツ･ヨーゼフ峰，両大戦間期は軍団峰Štít legionářů，第2次大戦後は一時期スターリン峰ともよばれた。【稲野強】

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