Pec pod Sněžkou

Pec pod Sněžkou (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpɛts ˈpotsɲɛʃkou]; German: Petzer, Polish: Pec pod Śnieżką) is a small town in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. It lies at the base of the highest Czech mountain, Sněžka, in the Krkonoše Mountains. From the town a two-section cable car system leads to the top of Sněžka. The ski resort at Pec pod Sněžkou is one of the best-known mountain resorts in the Czech Republic.

Pec pod Sněžkou
Town
Bus station
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Pec pod Sněžkou
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°41′37″N 15°44′0″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionHradec Králové
DistrictTrutnov
First mentioned1511
Government
 • MayorAlan Tomášek
Area
 • Total52.13 km2 (20.13 sq mi)
Elevation
769 m (2,523 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total648
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
542 21, 542 22
Websitewww.pecpodsnezkou.cz

History
Pec pod Sněžkou around 1900
A ski resort in Pec pod Sněžkou

The oldest documented settlement in the area is mining village Obří důl, where the first recorded mining occurred in 1511. Mainly copper ore and arsenopyrite were mined until 1959, when the mines were closed after nearly 450 years.

The village Pec pod Sněžkou was founded in the 16th century, when it was one of three parts of Velká Úpa. This was the result of extensive logging and felling of forests in the area. The first written mention of Pec pod Sněžkou is from 1790.

An old chairlift from 1949 to the top of Sněžka was replaced by a new cable car system in February 2014. The system consists of two sections and can carry up to 250 visitors per hour in four-person cabins.[2]

Sights
  • Tavern na Peci from 1793
  • Chapel of Virgin Mary of the early 20th century
  • Ski resort

Ski resort

The ski resort is located two hours of driving from the capital and is one of the best-known and most frequented mountain resorts in the Czech Republic. Pec pod Sněžkou provides a modern chairlift, 10 surface ski lifts with a transport capacity of 9,620 persons per hour, a jagged freestyle park, the longest and best-lit slope for evening skiing, a 900-metre-long bobsleigh track, a snow tubing ice channel, and a number of cross-country skiing routes. It is now included in SkiResort Černá hora – Pec, which forms the largest Czech ski resort.[3]

Twin towns

Pec pod Sněžkou is twinned with:[4]

See also

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. New cable car on Sněžka, Giant Mountains, Czech Republic Retrieved 2014-09-14'
  3. "Skiing in Pec pod Sněžkou". Archived from the original on 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  4. "Miasta Partnerskie". karpacz.pl (in Polish). Karpacz. Retrieved 2020-09-04.


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