- Pec pod Sněžkou
Geobox | Settlement
name = Pec pod Sněžkou
other_name =
category = Town
image_caption =
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symbol = Pec pod Snezkou CoA CZ.svg
etymology =
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motto =
nickname =
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 =
highest_elevation =
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lowest =
lowest_elevation =
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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 =
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 theHradec Králové Region of theCzech Republic .The town is one of the most well-known and most frequented
mountain resort s in the Czech Republic, with year-round use and with accommodation capacity of 8,500 beds. During the Communist era ofCzechoslovakia , restrictions were placed on the size of buildings in the town, so the downtown core has preserved some of its quaint atmosphere.ee also
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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]
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