Pec pod Sněžkou


Pec pod Sněžkou is a small town at the base of the highest Czech mountain, Sněžka, in the Krkonoše Mountains of the Czech Republic. 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.

History

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.

Sights

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.

Twin towns

Pec pod Sněžkou is twinned with: