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| Country | the Czech Republic |
| Surface | 36.63 km² |
| Population | 1396 |
| Postal Code | 51246 |
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Harrachov - a city in northern Bohemia located near the Polish border in Giant Mountains.
The town is considered to be one of the most famous tourist centers. It is a typical tourist town, focused on active recreation both in winter and summer. There are a lot of ski runs and eight ski jumps, including the most famous ski jumping hill (K-185) and a large hill (K1-125). The jumps are located on the slope of the Devil's Mountain (Čertova hora), accessed by two chairlifts.
Drive
The village is located 4 km from the Polish border, right next to the international road E65 (Jakuszyce-Harrachov state border). All roads leading to the city are kept in good condition throughout the year, only in winter time vehicles should be equipped with good winter tires, and Due to frequent snowfall, it is also recommended to have snow chains and a shovel.
Public collective transport
Going to the upper part of Harrachov and the Rýžoviště district, let's use the ring road.
In this way, we will make it easier for tourists to move around the center of Harrachov, and our journey to the accommodation in these parts of the city and to the four-seater chairlift in the Rýžoviště district will undoubtedly be faster and more comfortable.
If you want to get to the bypass from the state border in Jakuszyce, turn left at the first intersection after crossing the border. If we are going from the opposite direction, we have to turn right about 200 meters after the police station.
In almost the entire city area, there is a speed limit of 30 km / h (except for the beltway) and a parking ban apart from designated parking lots.
Motorized visitors to Harrachov have two gas stations (in Nový Svět and Mýto districts) at their disposal. The next petrol station is located in Poland (Jakuszyce), about 1 km abroad.
Worth seeing
- Ski Museum - The exhibition presents the development of Harrachov skiing and the local ski club. Visitors can also see skis over a hundred years old and the equipment of jumpers used since the 1950s. The pride of the harvest is a cup with a height of 120 cm, intended for the winner of the ski flying world championship, who is over twenty years old. Tel .: (420) 481 529 169
- Glass Museum[1]- You can certainly warm up in a glassworks! The guided tour, where you can try glass blowing yourself, takes about an hour. In addition, we will see unique collections of glass products and the work of glaziers directly by the burning stoves. Right next to the glassworks, you can try a specialty in a small local brewery - yeast beer. An adult also receives a voucher for one beer in the price of the admission ticket.
- Mining Museum[2] - The mining museum in Harrachov offers a unique opportunity to go back to the history of ore mining in the Czech Republic, which in Harrachov dates back to 1760. Visitors can see mineralogical collections, a number of documents, objects, instruments, tools, mine maps and other materials presenting the work here in the mine. The exhibition also includes a tour of an underground tunnel with a length of 1000 m. Here you can see the preserved machines from the last century and the working parts of the tunnel. In addition to a complete mining machine, we will also see mine carts, a battery room, a locomotive, a mine loader and more. Visiting the tunnel takes about an hour, you wear protective coats and helmets. The tour route takes you through a typical ore mine environment, it is paved with gravel and illuminated. As the museum is heated, the temperature here remains constant at 10-12 degrees all year round.
- Mumlava waterfalls - Mumlavské Waterfalls are located on the Mumlava River, less than a kilometer south of the popular Harrachov winter center. The Mumlavske waterfall consists of 12-meter-high, stepped rock blocks. The river bed is made of granite rocks. In the lower part of the Mumlavske pit, formed in the Quaternary period by a glacier, there is the most abundant in water, the Karkonosze waterfall, 8 m high. At its foot, you can see two huge valleys carved in the granite, another three are located above the waterfall. These valleys, the so-called The "devil's eye" was created as a result of the movement of water and stones. In the vicinity of the waterfalls there are large hollows, which are the result of the activity of the already closed Harrachov ore mine. Currently, ore is no longer mined here. It houses a mining museum, open all year round.
Ski jumps
Ski jumping hill complex with jumps with a critical point of 40 m, referred to in ski jumping terminology as K40, 70 m (K70) and 90 m (K90). The last of the mentioned jumps has since 1997 a plastic surface by SAJA Kopri from Finland, which makes it possible to practice summer ski jumping. Higher on the Devil's Mountain (Čertova hora) there is a complex of large ski jumps built in 1978–1983. There is a ski jumping hill with a critical point of 120m (K120) and a ski flying hill whose critical point after the last conversion in 2000 is 185m. Harrachov is a regular host of ski jumping World Cup tournaments.
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Accommodation
- Zbrojovi Apartments[3] - apartments in a cozy house, near the forest. The city center is only a 15-minute walk away, the train station and the golf course are 1.5 kilometers away. Right in front of the house there is a ski bus stop and public transport. Car parking by the house, barbecue and garden furniture in the summer season. Apartments equipped with a kitchenette, breakfast can be prepared on request. A grocery store and restaurants are within a five-minute walk. Accommodation price from CZK 250
Harrachov 579, Tel. 420 481 529098
- Hajenka Harrachov[4] - a unique possibility of accommodation in the Harrachov forester's lodge. Located in a quiet area, 10 minutes on foot to shops, ski slopes and restaurants. There is also a bus stop nearby with buses to Prague. The forester's lodge has three bedrooms, a living room and a kitchen - it can accommodate up to twelve people.
Tel. 777063121
- David Guesthouse[5] - located in the center of Harrachov, 30 meters from the ski slopes and chair lifts. In the vicinity of 300 m there is a swimming pool, tennis courts, mini-golf, bicycle rentals etc. The guesthouse offers 22 rooms with sanitary facilities, balcony, TV-SAT, WIFI and a restaurant. Accommodation price from CZK 400.
Harrachov 222, tel. 420 481 529 393