It would probably be an exaggeration to say, that we now know everything about the Karkonosze Mountains, after all, our knowledge about them is still expanding and deepening, new discoveries are coming, research, and numerous "searchers" search for forgotten news and curiosities.
For sure, however, we are currently in …
Giant Mountains, being the highest range of the Sudetes, play a much larger and more important role, than it would appear from this simple statement. They are also the highest mountains in the Czech Republic, and in Prussia there were no higher ones.
Extensive, the clearly uplifted massif of the Karkonosze Mountains is the main part of the Sudetes …
Tadeusz Różewicz and the Karkonosze Mountains Outstanding Polish poet, a prose writer and playwright fell in love with the Karkonosze Mountains, when in years 90. XX w. came to visit Henryk Tomaszewski, the founder of the Wrocław Mime Theater and the founder of the Toy Museum in Karpacz. The result of Różewicz's fascination with the mountains, …
PTTK shelter "Nad Łomniczką” (1002 m n.p.m.) – the first in this place was the shepherd's hut (XIX w.), later a hunting lodge was built. Michael Melzz Mysłakowice in the last decade of the 19th century. turned it into an inn. Another inn was standing next to it (Melzergrundbaude), i to …
Łomniczki cauldron – the largest and deepest of the Karkonosze glacial cauldrons, undercutting the northern slopes of Równia under Śnieżka. It differs from other boilers because of the lack of moraines. The walls of the boiler reach a height 100 m. It is the source area of Łomniczki and Złoty Potok. On the western slope of the boiler, Year …
snowball (1602 m n.p.m.), it also bore names: Mons Giganteus, giant head, Riesenberg, Sněžka, Pahrbek Sneżny, Snow White, Snezka, Giant Mountain, Śnieżna Kopa – it is not only the highest peak of the Karkonosze range, but also the entire Sudetes. The height is due to the geological structure: it is made of hornfels, …
Shelter "Pod Śnieżką” (the previous name was “Śląski Dom”) – the first shelter was built here in 1847 r., it was rebuilt after the fire 1904 r. The present building was erected in 1922 r.
After the war, in 1946 r. The Lower Silesian Tourist Cooperative has reopened the shelter (wearing then …
The pass under the Śnieżka Mountain (1394 m n.p.m.) – narrowing and lowering in the Main Ridge of the Karkonosze Mountains, between Równia pod Śnieżką and Śnieżka. From the north it is undercut with the Łomniczki Cauldron, and from the south Upskou jamou. It is a convenient vantage point. There is a large building of the "Pod …
The settlement in the Karkonosze region was shaped in periods numbering hundreds, and sometimes only decades. The human wave flooded the mountains, which disappeared after a while, then flowed in again, to fade away again, leaving empty houses.
Most rocks carry their own, often original names, usually derived from their shape or some events related to them. The oldest names date back to medieval times of treasure hunters. Names like: Pole, Castle, Cat's Castle, The beads, Konskie Łby is clearly suggested …