They wanted to celebrate John Paul II and illuminated the cross on Giewont illegally. They will suffer the consequences

The guard of the Tatra National Park punished with fines of PLN 500 two people who on the 20th anniversary of the death of John Paul II – on April 2 at 21.37 – they lit up the cross on Giewont – PAP found out. To this end, two men were to the top of the battery lamps.

The illumination of the cross in tribute to the Pope of the Pope was initiated in 2005, on the day of the funeral of John Paul II. As every year, also this time the glow from the summit was clearly visible from Zakopane and aroused great interest of residents and tourists.

However, the TPN authorities emphasize that the action was illegal, because in accordance with applicable regulations of the National Park, moving along the trails after dark – in the period from March 1 to November 30 – is forbidden. This ban includes all trails in the park.

As the TPN commandant Andrzej Krzeptowski told PAP, two people who were at the top after dark were punished with a fine of PLN 500. “They were punished for navigating the trail after dark, i.e. against the park's regulations. At the top of Giewont they lit the cross with battery lamps. They were arrested in the area of ​​the Giewont massif. Other people who were heading to the top of Giewont before dark, they were informed that they should go back. Many of them actually turned back, but these two people were disturbed, but these two people were disturbed, but these two people were to the ban, but these two people were to punished, “said the TPN Guard Commander.

The Tatra Mountains were particularly close to the heart of John Paul II – as Karol Wojtyła he wandered on mountain trails many times, visited the Chochołowska Valley, Morskie Oko or Kalatów. In 1983, during an official visit to Poland, the Pope visited the Tatra Mountains, meeting with Lech Wałęsa there.

Szymon Bafia (PAP)

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