Ješted
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Ještěd (ˈjɛʃcɛt; ) is the highest mountain peak
(1,012 meter) of the Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge
near Liberec
in the north of the Czech Republic
. From the summit there are views into Germany and Poland. The Horní Hanychov region of Liberec is just under the mountain.
On the summit is the Ještěd Tower
restaurant, hotel and television tower, designed by Karel Hubáček
, reachable by road or cable car (Ještěd Cable car
). The mountain also has a ski resort
.
As early as 1838 the summit hosted a crude stone that serves as a landmark to this day. The first hut on the summit was already erected in 1844.
In the 1860s, the mountain ridge was Station No. 4 of the first order of the Royal Saxon triangulation. For this reason a measuring station was built on the summit.
In 1906, the Mountain Club, a mountain hotel, was built. The cable car Jeschke Horní Hanychov the summit was opened in 1933.
On 23 August 1940, at midnight, a Heinkel He 111
from the Second Squadron, Lions Squadron , of Lüneburg
crashed into the mountain near the summit and ripped a long path in the woods. This accident killed four passengers.
The old mountain hotel burned from 1963.
Between 1966 and 1973, a futuristic hotel, with a 100 meter-high television tower, was built that was designed by the architect Karel Hubacek
. For the construction of the TV tower Hubacek was awarded the Auguste Perret Prize. The modern building acts as a lookout tower, transmission tower, hotel and restaurant.
In 2009, a portion of the competitions Nordic World Ski Championships take place on Ještěd.
has the hill record in the K-134, with 143 metres. Anssi Koivuranta
have jumped 106,5 metres in the K-90 and that is hill record in that hill.
Mountain
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(1,012 meter) of the Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge
Ješted-Kozákov Ridge
Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge is part of the Western Sudetes mountain range in the Czech Republic.The ridge is almost 60 km long, the width does not exceed 15 km. In the north-west it starts in a saddle between hills Pískový vrch in the Lusatian Mountains and Ostrý vrch already in the...
near Liberec
Liberec
Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic....
in the north of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. From the summit there are views into Germany and Poland. The Horní Hanychov region of Liberec is just under the mountain.
On the summit is the Ještěd Tower
Ješted Tower
Ještěd Tower is a 94 metre-tall tower used to transmit television signal built on the top of Ještěd mountain near Liberec in the Czech Republic....
restaurant, hotel and television tower, designed by Karel Hubáček
Karel Hubáček
Karel Hubáček was a Czech architect who designed the Ještěd Tower and hotel atop the Ještěd mountain near Liberec.Hubáček's best known work was the Ještěd Tower, which was constructed between 1966 and 1973. In 1969, the Ještěd Tower received the Perret Prize from the International Union of...
, reachable by road or cable car (Ještěd Cable car
Ješted Cable car
The Ještěd cable car is a cable car service in Ještěd mountain above Liberec in the Czech Republic. This cable car is operated by Czech Railways....
). The mountain also has a ski resort
Ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...
.
History
The origin of the mountain's name is uncertain, it is probably from the term Ash mountain, a once dominant tree species in the area. The Czech name for the mountain was first recorded in 1545 as Jesstied (pod horou Jesstiedem). The German form of the name, Jeschke, was first mentioned in 1565.As early as 1838 the summit hosted a crude stone that serves as a landmark to this day. The first hut on the summit was already erected in 1844.
In the 1860s, the mountain ridge was Station No. 4 of the first order of the Royal Saxon triangulation. For this reason a measuring station was built on the summit.
In 1906, the Mountain Club, a mountain hotel, was built. The cable car Jeschke Horní Hanychov the summit was opened in 1933.
On 23 August 1940, at midnight, a Heinkel He 111
Heinkel He 111
The Heinkel He 111 was a German aircraft designed by Siegfried and Walter Günter in the early 1930s in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Often described as a "Wolf in sheep's clothing", it masqueraded as a transport aircraft, but its purpose was to provide the Luftwaffe with a fast medium...
from the Second Squadron, Lions Squadron , of Lüneburg
Lüneburg
Lüneburg is a town in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is located about southeast of fellow Hanseatic city Hamburg. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, and one of Hamburg's inner suburbs...
crashed into the mountain near the summit and ripped a long path in the woods. This accident killed four passengers.
The old mountain hotel burned from 1963.
Between 1966 and 1973, a futuristic hotel, with a 100 meter-high television tower, was built that was designed by the architect Karel Hubacek
Karel Hubáček
Karel Hubáček was a Czech architect who designed the Ještěd Tower and hotel atop the Ještěd mountain near Liberec.Hubáček's best known work was the Ještěd Tower, which was constructed between 1966 and 1973. In 1969, the Ještěd Tower received the Perret Prize from the International Union of...
. For the construction of the TV tower Hubacek was awarded the Auguste Perret Prize. The modern building acts as a lookout tower, transmission tower, hotel and restaurant.
In 2009, a portion of the competitions Nordic World Ski Championships take place on Ještěd.
The ski jumping hills
In Jested there is two ski jumping hills, The World Championships 2009 was hosted there. The K-134 and the K-90. Roman KoudelkaRoman Koudelka
Roman Koudelka is a Czech ski jumper who has competed since 2005. His personal best is 211 metre, set in Harrachov, Czech Republic, 2011.-Career:...
has the hill record in the K-134, with 143 metres. Anssi Koivuranta
Anssi Koivuranta
Anssi Koivuranta is a ski jumper, formerly nordic combined skier from Finland. Known for winning the 2008–09 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup...
have jumped 106,5 metres in the K-90 and that is hill record in that hill.