Klínovec

Klínovec
Keilberg

Former mountain hotel on Klínovec,
broadcast tower in the background
Elevation 1,244 m (4,081 ft)
Location
Klínovec

Location in the Czech Republic

Location Czech Republic
Range Ore Mountains
(Krušné hory, Erzgebirge)
Coordinates 50°23′46″N 12°58′04″E / 50.39611°N 12.96778°ECoordinates: 50°23′46″N 12°58′04″E / 50.39611°N 12.96778°E
Climbing
Easiest route road, tourist trails, chairlift

Klínovec (German: Keilberg) is the highest peak of the Ore Mountains, located in the Czech Republic's part of the mountains at 1,244 metres (4,081 ft). There is an important TV broadcasting tower on the top of the mountain.

Location

Klínovec lies in the Karlovy Vary Region, about 3 km to the east of Boží Dar and 5 km north-east of Jáchymov. Another two towns are set in the valley to the north, between Klínovec and Fichtelberg: Loučná pod Klínovcem, the second smallest municipality with town status in the Czech Republic with merely 80 inhabitants, and Oberwiesenthal, a German spa town. Access to the peak is provided by a road from Boží Dar, tourist trails (marked red and yellow), or a chairlift from Jáchymov, running all year round. These days, Klínovec is a popular regional ski resort, featuring more than 10 kilometres of ski pistes, 35 kilometres of trails for cross-country skiing and a snowpark.[1]

The average temperature at the peak is 2.7 °C (36.9 °F), the average rainfall amounts to 1,050 mm.[2]

Panorama vista of the Klínovec mountain (Czech Republic), seen from the top of the Fichtelberg mountain (Germany)

History

Thanks to its elevation, Klínovec offers marvellous panoramic view of Bohemia and Saxony. On a clear day, the Bohemian Forest located 150 km to the south or Ještěd to the east can be seen. On that account, the first public observation tower was built on the top as early as in 1817, and instantly became popular among visitors of the famous spa of Karlovy Vary. However, the wooden tower burnt down in 1868, and a new stone one was built between the years 1883 and 1884. This tower bore the name "Kaiser-Franz-Josephs-Turm" (German for The tower of the Emperor Franz Joseph) and has survived until today.[3]

The tower is 24 metres high and was extended with a hotel in 1893, when the popularity grew to such an extent, that an accommodation facility became a need. The complex was further extended throughout the time, but currently it remains in poor condition. Attempts to restore the buildings were held back due to lack of funds and the works are not to be commenced until 2012.[2][4]

In addition, a 56-metre broadcasting tower was erected on the top of Klínovec in the 1950s, thus exceeding the height of the observation tower by 32 metres. Klínovec TV tower covers most of the Karlovy Vary and Ústí nad Labem Regions and broadcasts in digital.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Klínovec Ski Resort". Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Historical Budget Data" (in Czech). Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Karlovy Vary Region tourist portal". Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Lyžaři se na Klínovci potřebného zázemí jen tak nedočkají". ČT24 (in Czech). 3 January 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.

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