1.7K views · 87 reactions | Gerlach Peak (2655m) is the highest peak in the High Tatras, in Slovakia, and in the whole 1,500 km long Carpathian mountain chain, as well as in northern and central Europe. ❄️ Awesome video by @boris_dv #ThisIsSlovakia  Follow us on instagram www.instagram.com/ThisIsSlovakia | This Is Slovakia | Facebook

Do you know where people work at the highest altitude in Slovakia? At the summit of Lomnický štít, at an elevation of 2,632 m, you’ll find a world rarity – an astronomical observatory, one of only three of its kind in the world. 🔭 Its work was introduced to us on site by RNDr. Ján Rybák, CSc., Head of the Lomnický štít Observatory – watch the video. The observatory is open to the public only a few days a year, so it is worth following the social media channels of the Astronomical Institute of t