Hala Cebulowa

Hala Cebulowa is a former mountain pasture on the northern ridge of Pilsko in the Żywiec-Orava Beskids. It lies at an altitude of about 1280-1308 m above sea level, at the north-western foot of the Kopiec elevation. From below it adjoins Hala Miziowa, and above it reaches the Polish-Slovak border ridge. Administratively it belongs to the village of Sopotnia Wielka in Jeleśnia municipality.

Where the name comes from and what grows here

The name comes from Siberian garlic, which occurs on the pasture in masses and was formerly called "cebula" (onion) here. Marsh felwort and globeflower also grow here, as well as a willowherb. The garlic, felwort and globeflower together form a community not found anywhere else in Poland. From the pasture rises the stream W Cebuli, the largest tributary of the Sopotnia Wielka.

Grazing

In the past the pasture was full of pastoral life. After 1980 grazing on the mountain pastures throughout the Beskids ceased to be profitable and was abandoned; on Hala Cebulowa it has recently been restored in the form of so-called cultural grazing.

Practical information

• A green trail leads through the lower part of the pasture: Sopotnia Wielka - Uszczawne - Hala Jodłowcowa - the PTTK mountain hut on Hala Miziowa.
• At the end of this trail waits the mountain hut on Hala Miziowa.
• The rare plants are protected, so do not leave the trail.