Sněžka
The Snow Mountain ( Czech inherent tradition, Polish Śnieżka, gebirgsschlesisch Schniekuppe, even giant Koppe or only Koppe called ) is with 1603 m nm the highest elevation in the Giant Mountains and the highest mountain in the Sudetes, the Central European Low Mountain Range and the Czech Republic. About the Summit of the border between Poland and the Czech Republic runs. The summit is above the tree line and is accessible to tourists. Especially in the summer months it is the destination of many visitors. At the top are on the Polish side, the Lawrence Chapel ( Kaplica Sw. Wawrzyńca ), next to a futuristic mountain cottage from the early 1970s (built 1969-1974 ) and on the Czech side a post office and the summit station of the beginning in Pec pod Sněžkou chairlift.
Climate
Climate and vegetation at the higher elevations of the Giant Mountains are described as Alpine, although the corresponding amount is not reached. The average temperature throughout the year is on the Snow Mountain 0.2 ° C.
History
Generally
The first detectable ascents were carried out in the mid-15th century. 1456 climbed a Venetian merchant in search of precious stones to the summit. The baroque Lawrence chapel was built 1665-1681 by the Counts of Schaffgotsch at the summit. 1800 ascended the Prussian royal couple, Frederick William III. and Queen Louise, on the occasion of a visit to the Giant Mountains the mountain. 1804, the future U.S. President John Quincy Adams published a travel report about Silesia, with ascent of the giant Koppe.
1828 crashed the Warsaw student Józef Odrowąż - Pieniążek with a trip to the Snow Mountain. A historical, written in Polish Plaque in the Lawrence chapel commemorates this event.
In 1857 the inn was burning on the Snow Mountain down completely, while the adjacent chapel remained unscathed by the beneficiary wind direction during the fire. Taught the end of 1899 the Prussian state, the highest meteorological station north of the Danube at the summit, which was opened on 5 July 1900. The ground floor was the apartment of the observer, on the first floor, the room service and also an observatory. Until 1945, the Snow Mountain is the highest mountain of Prussia and the German low mountain ranges.
From 2006, the new Czech post office was built and opened by the President Václav Klaus in 2007. In March 2009, the Polish weather station and the mountain cottage was severely damaged by weathering and later repaired.
Chairlift
From 1949 to 2012 resulted from Pec pod Sněžkou a Swiss license built by two - chair lift to the Von Roll system VR101 to the summit, as a special feature you sat in this car next to one another transversely to the direction of travel. The path led from the northern edge of the town Pec pod Sněžkou ( 890 m nm ) over the Růžová hora ( 1354 m nm) up to the inherent tradition (1594 m nm). The construction of the cable car began in 1946, the costs were to 4.7969 million Kcs. estimated. The lower part was opened on January 15, 1949, the upper part with test runs on 10 November 1949. The upper part of the track prepared for severe weather conditions always difficulties in the winter of 1962 /63 operation was stopped due to icing, 1968, the train even collapsed. Originally a 17- year operation was planned in 1980, the company was temporarily halted after 30 years. It was not until 1982, after stoppage of the worst safety deficiencies, the operation resumed.
Initially, the cable car was one of the Czechoslovak State Railways, in 1997 she went to Pec and Mala Upa, today it belongs solely to the city of Pec, as owner of 71 % of the shares.
Since the early 1990s a loose spare demolition of obsolete plant was required to limit the number of visitors in the ecologically sensitive area around the Snow Mountain on the part of Czech national park administration over again. In June 2007, the construction of a cable car on the same route was decided. The new plant will be designed for only 250 people per hour. On 22 September 2011, the foundation stone was laid for the construction of the railway, which construction has started in July 2012. The upper section of the old railway is since May 13, 2012 out of order, the lower section followed her on September 2, 2012. 2014 is in its place a detachable gondola from the Leitner AG arise. The long construction period is due to the challenging alpine weather.
Way to the summit
- On the Czech side From Pec pod Sněžkou ( sneak ) conducted a chairlift with Von Roll - license, to the summit. Since this showed up near the ridge of the giant ground, you looked in places several 100 meters in depth. This chairlift until 2014 replaced by a gondola.
- From Pec pod Sněžkou the climb on foot through a blue-marked path through the giant ground ( Obří dul ) is possible.
- From Pec pod Sněžkou over the Růžová hora (Rosenberg ) to Snow Mountain.
- From Velka Upa ( Grossaupa ) by the Šraml ( scratches ) on the Růžová hora (Rosenberg ).
- From Horni Mala Upa (upper Kleinaupa ) over the Jelenka ( Emmaquelle Baude ) to Snow Mountain.
- On the Polish side With the chair of Karpacz ( Karpacz ) on the Small Koppe ( Kopa, 1377 m ) and then the Schlesierhaus ( Schronisko Dom Slaski ) 225 meters of altitude hiking on the snow Kopp summit.
- One of the most trodden path leads from Karpacz on the Melzergrundbaude ( Kocioł Łomniczki ) and the Silesian House ( Dom Slaski ) to the summit ( difficult).
- From Karpacz Gorny ( Mountain Bridge ) across the pond Baude ( Schronisko Samotnia ) and the Hampelbaude ( Schronisko Strzecha Akademicka ) to the summit ( easy).
- Other marked paths to the main ridge and continue along the Friendship Trail to the Snow Mountain.
Trivia
The mountain is & Co. KG, whose first products were from the original company in the 1920s from the area its name to the Snow Mountain GmbH.
Gallery
Aerial view: View towards Silesia, the right of the snow peaks Kopp
Aerial view: Giant ground and snow Koppe, Czech Republic
Polish weather observatory on the summit
The Snow Mountain in Winter
Snow Mountain in 1916 on a postcard
New Czech Post under construction in 2007
Open Post 2009 with a viewing platform