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Encyclopedia > Karpacz

Karpacz (German Krummhübel) is a spa and town in southwestern Poland and one of the most important centres of mountain hiking and skiing. Its population is about 8,000 citizens. Karpacz belongs to the Dolnoslaskie voivodship, within Karkonosze mountains - a resort with increasing importance for tourism as an alternative to the Alps.


Karpacz is located at 480-885 metres above sea level. South of Karpacz on the border to the Czech Republic there is Mt. Sniezka (1602 m). In Karpacz Górny there is the Norwegian style wooden church.


Karpacz is first mentioned in 1599 because of lead and iron minings. Since the construction of Karpacz's first railway connection in 1895 history was connected with the development of metallurgy industries and with the progress of tourism. Nowadays it became one of Poland's and Europe's most progressive mountain tourist resorts.


External links:

  • Karpacz website (http://www.karpacz.ig.pl) (Polish)
  • Karpacz and wirtual Map (http://www.karpacz.popracy.pl) (Polish)

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ATRAKCJE KARKONOSZY (1615 words)
For the sake of its location, Karpacz is a great town to carry on sport, both in the summer and winter.There are about 11,5 thousands of places to sleep.
Karpacz offers the places in the private pensions, at the hotels, at the hostels and at the camping sites.Karpacz gives the biginning for the plenty of interesting tracks including that most famous towards Sniezka.
Wang is a medieval temple which was made from wood and it is the most interesting attraction in Karpacz.It was built at the turn of the 12th century at the lake Vang in the south Norway.
Karpacz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (159 words)
Karpacz (German Krummhübel) is a Spa town and ski resort in southwestern Poland and one of the most important centres of mountain hiking and skiing.
Karpacz belongs to the Dolnoslaskie voivodship, within Karkonosze mountains - a resort with increasing importance for tourism as an alternative to the Alps.
Since the construction of Karpacz's first railway connection in 1895 history was connected with the development of metallurgy industries and with the progress of tourism.
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