Siklawica Falls
{{short description|Waterfall in the Tatra Mountains, Poland}}
{{Infobox waterfall
| name = Siklawica Falls
| photo = Siklawica TPN.jpg
| caption = General view of the waterfall
| image_size = 250px
| location = Tatra Mountains, Poland
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| watercourse = Strążyski Potok
| type = Cascade
| elevation = {{convert|1100|m|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|24|m|abbr=on}}
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Siklawica Falls ({{langx|pl|Wodospad Siklawica}}) is a waterfall located in the Western Tatras, south of Zakopane, Poland, dropping a total of {{convert|24|m|abbr=on}} making it the second highest waterfall in the Polish Tatra Mountains.
Siklawica Falls is located at {{convert|1100|m}} above sea level on the Strążyski Potok brook in the Strążyski Valley of the Western Tatras.{{cite book |last1=Barczyk |first1=Grzegorz |last2=Piechowski |first2=Adam |last3=Żurawska |first3=Grażyna |date=2000 |title=Bedeker tatrzański |trans-title=Tatra Baedecker |url= |language=pl |location=Warsaw |publisher=Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN |isbn=83-01-13184-5}} The 24-meter high waterfall lies within the Tatra National Park.{{Cite web |url=https://goryaktywnie.pl/wodospad-siklawica |language=pl |title=Wodospad Siklawica – jak dojść? Niezbędne informacje |website=goryaktywnie.pl |access-date=6 February 2024}} It descends from two nearly vertically inclined walls (at an angle of 80°) and consists of two main cascades. The height of both the lower and upper cascade is 12 m.
The name of the waterfall is derived from the Siklawa Falls located in the Valley of the Five Polish Lakes. Former names of the waterfall include Sicząca and Siczawa. The site attracted visitors from the early beginnings of tourism in the Tatras in the 19th century{{cite encyclopedia |title=Wodospad Siklawica |encyclopedia=Wielka encyklopedia tatrzańska |date=2004 |year= |last1=Radwańska-Paryska |first1=Zofia |last2=Paryski |first2=Witold H. |publisher=Wydawnictwo Górskie |location=Poronin |id= |url= |access-date= |isbn=83-7104-009-1}} with Ludwik Zejszner describing the waterfall in 1849 as "worthy of seeing in every respect".{{cite book |last=Nyka |first=Józef |date=2003 |title=Tatry Polskie. Przewodnik |trans-title=The Polish Tatras: A Guide |url= |language=pl |location=Latchorzew |publisher=Wydawnictwo Trawers |isbn=83-915859-1-3}}