Králický Sněžník

Glatzer Schneeberg from the south

The Glatzer Schneeberg, also Králický or Mirror Glitter Schneeberg ( Polish Śnieżnik Kłodzki, Czech Kralicky Sněžník ) is the highest mountain ( 1,425 m above sea level. NN ) of Śnieżnik Mountains in the western part of the Jeseníky Mountains. The border between Poland and the Czech Republic leads over the summit. The name of the mountain was derived from the long winter period, because the mountain is usually covered up to eight months of the year with snow. The upper part of the mountain is dominated by subalpine vegetation, the forest border is about 1,200 m above sea level.

Location

The Glatzer Schneeberg is located approximately 30 km south of Kłodzko ( Glatz ), 20 km north of Králíky ( Grulich ) and 30 km west of Jeseník ( Freiwaldau ). The villages are located at its foot Międzygórze ( Miedzygorze ) Kletno ( Klessengrund ), Velka Morava and Staré Město ( Old Town Moravian ). After the demolition of the guard house at the top is now on the Polish side of the former Schweizerei am Schneeberg ( Schronisko na Śnieżniku ) below the summit, the only remaining Mountain cottage at Snow Mountain range. The above Kletno discovered in 1966 during drilling stalactite cave labyrinth Niedzwiedzia consists of several levels and includes bones of Ice Age animals and traces of human settlement. Parts of the cave are open to visitors. A piece underneath the summit is the rock group Vlaštovčí kameny - with a heap at the foot block.

The watershed point North Sea - Baltic -Black Sea

The Trójmorski Wierch ( " Three Seas mountain," German rattling stone, tschech. Klepý ), a side peak of Snow Mountain massif ( 1,145 m, 50 ° 12 ' N, 16 ° 50' O50.20289116.8352 ) is a major European watershed point. The springing at an altitude of 1,380 m on the southern slope of the mountain March (Polish Morawa, tschech. and Slovak:. Morava ) flows across the Danube to the Black Sea, the Glatzer Neisse (Nysa Kłodzka ) flows over the Oder into the Baltic Sea and the Lipkovský potok ( Lipkauer Bach ) reaches across the Elbe the North Sea.

History

On the Silesian side stood since 1899 a stone Bergbaude the 30 meter high Kaiser-Wilhelm- Tower, which was demolished due to dilapidation of the Polish army in 1973. Today, the ruins form the highest point of the mountain. History borders on the top of the kingdom of Bohemia, the Margraviate of Moravia and the county of Glatz together. A historic Crest Stein marked this place.

Conservation

The area is partially still widespread damage caused by air pollutants, in particular by coal combustion in the postwar years ( forest dieback ).

The Czech National Nature Reserve Králický Sněžník was proclaimed in 1990. It occupies an area of ​​1694.67 acres. To limit from disturbing influences from the environment is also a protection zone with an area of ​​1371.24 hectares has been set. In addition to subalpine areas with dwarf pines and bogs are found below the timberline remains of virgin forest with there typical spruce species and endemic plants. Significance of the reserve as a bird sanctuary.

On the Polish side there since 1981 Śnieżnicki Landscape Park ( natural park Glatzer Schneeberg ), which covers 28,800 hectares and its special protection zone covers 14,900 hectares, which is why in the vicinity of the mountain still no ski lifts can be built and a development of the region for is the winter sports is limited. In the area of the nature park live among other wild boars, badgers, mountain goats, black storks, rare woodpecker species and endemic plant species.

Geology

The geology of the mountain is determined by metamorphic rocks such as gneiss and mica schist. In some cases there are also crystallized limestone (marble), dolomite, Amphobolit, Amphibolitschiefer, quartzite and quartzite slate. The flanks of the mountain were formed in the Ice Age by glaciers; There were varied form elements, such as boulders, moraines and troughs.

Way to the summit

• Best starting point is the resort Międzygórze, from there, the path leads through the former Schweizerei to the summit plateau.
• From Kletno a path leads over the bear's den to the summit.
• Other starting points are Staré Město and Velka Morava.
• Over the hill lead the European long-distance hiking trail E3 and the mountain hiking Eisenach- Budapest.