Pec pod Sněžkou

Geobox | Settlement
name = Pec pod Sněžkou
other_name =
category = Town


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symbol = Pec pod Snezkou CoA CZ.svg
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country = Czech Republic
country_

state =
region = Hradec Králové
region_type = Region
district = Trutnov
district_type = District
commune = Trutnov
municipality = Svoboda nad Úpou
part =
river = Úpa
river1 = Zelený potok
location =
elevation = 769
lat_d = 50
lat_m = 41
lat_s = 37
lat_NS = N
long_d = 15
long_m = 44
long_s = 00
long_EW = E
highest =
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lowest =
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area = 52.13
area_round = 2
population = 703
population_date = 2006-07-03
population_density = auto
established = 1511
established_type = First mentioned
mayor = Alan Tomášek
timezone =

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map_background = Czechia - background map.png map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
map_locator = Czechia
commons = Pec pod Sněžkou
statistics = [http://www.statnisprava.cz/ebe/ciselniky.nsf/i/579581 statnisprava.cz]
website = [http://www.pecpodsnezkou.cz/ www.pecpodsnezkou.cz]
footnotes =

Pec pod Sněžkou (IPA2|ˈpɛts ˈpotsɲɛʃkoʊ̯; German: "Petzer", Polish: "Pec pod Śnieżką") is a small town at the base of Sněžka Mountain, near Trutnov in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic.

The town is one of the most well-known and most frequented mountain resorts in the Czech Republic, with year-round use and with accommodation capacity of 8,500 beds. During the Communist era of Czechoslovakia, restrictions were placed on the size of buildings in the town, so the downtown core has preserved some of its quaint atmosphere.

ee also

* Krkonoše
* Špindlerův Mlýn (another mountain resort)

External links

* [http://www.pecpodsnezkou.cz/index_en.html Municipal website]
* [http://www.mestopec.cz/en/index.php City portal]
* [http://kamery.humlnet.cz/en/kamery/pec-pod-snezkou/ Webcam]
* [http://www.boudamama.cz/index.php?cast=5&lang=en&menu=0&submenu=0&stranka=homepage.php History and etymology of town name]