Pec pod Sněžkou
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Královéhradecký kraj | ||||
| District : | Trutnov | ||||
| Area : | 5214 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 42 ′ N , 15 ° 44 ′ E | ||||
| Height: | 769 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 657 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 542 21 až 542 22 | ||||
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| Status: | city | ||||
| Districts: | 2 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Alan Tomášek (as of 2007) | ||||
| Address: | Pec pod Sněžkou 230 542 21 Pec pod Sněžkou |
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| Municipality number: | 579581 | ||||
| Website : | www.pecpodsnezkou.cz | ||||
Pec pod Sněžkou (German Petzer ) is a town in the Czech part of the Giant Mountains at the foot of the Schneekoppe . The place has 643 inhabitants (as of 2018) and belongs to the Okres Trutnov .
geography
The highest peaks in the Czech Republic are located around the city in the Giant Mountains National Park: Sněžka (Schneekoppe) with 1602 m, Studniční hora (Brunnenberg) with 1554 m and Luční hora (Hochwiesenberg) with 1547 m. The altitude of Pec is given as 769 m.
The public road from the Aupa valley ends in Pec. Bus lines connect the place with Trutnov , Hradec Králové , Prague , Vrchlabí (Hohenelbe), Špindlerův Mlýn (Spindleruv Mlyn) and Harrachov . The nearest train station is in Svoboda nad Úpou .
history
The starting point for the formation of Pec is located in Obří důl . The first mentions of the place come from 1511, where ores - mainly arsenopyrite and copper pyrites - were mined until 1959 . The settlement of Pec was not established until the end of the 16th century and was then still part of Velká Úpa . Foresters from Styria, Carinthia and Tyrol settled in Pec to secure the wood supply for the silver mines in Kuttenberg . They built the first buildings in Pec.
In the second half of the 19th century tourism began in the Giant Mountains and thus also in Pec. Pec has developed into a popular summer resort and, because of its location below the highest peaks of this mountain range, a very popular winter sports resort.
Community structure
The district of Velká Úpa ( Großaupa ) belongs to the town of Pec .
Attractions
Pec and Velká Úpa are tourist places with a little agriculture. 8500 guest beds are offered. A new gondola lift (2014) opens up the summit of Śnieżka all year round via the intermediate station Růžová hora. Before that, a chairlift led to the Schneekoppe. Other lifts serve winter sports enthusiasts.
A network of hiking trails and the buildings on them offer hikers good conditions. In both places and in the surrounding area there are still numerous mountain buildings that often offer accommodation and food. Since 2004, the historic Kovárna mine in the Riesengrund can be visited in summer .
sons and daughters of the town
- Eugen Bönsch (1897–1951), Austrian fighter pilot for the kuk aviation troops in World War I, born in Gross-Aupa
- Gustl Berauer (1912–1986), German skier
