Łabski Szczyt or Violík (in

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

and

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

) (german: Veilchenstein) is a mountain peak located in the western

Giant Mountains The Giant Mountains, Krkonoše or Karkonosze (Czech: , Polish: , german: Riesengebirge) are a mountain range located in the north of the Czech Republic and the south-west of Poland, part of the Sudetes mountain system (part of the Bohemian Massif ...

on the Czech-Polish border. The source of the

Elbe The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Repu ...

River, one of Europe's major rivers, is situated on the southern (Czech) slopes of the mountain.

Situation

In the main range the very distinct peak is situated between Szrenica (separated from it by Mokra Pass) and

Śnieżne Kotły Śnieżne Kotły (, cs, Sněžné jámy, german: Schneegruben, literally ''Snowy Pits'', ''Snowy Cirque'', ''Snowy Cwm'') are two glacial cirques situated in Poland in the Sudetes in the Karkonosze National Park. They are a unique example of ...

, the next peak eastwards being

Wielki Szyszak Wielki Szyszak (, , literally High Wheel) is a mountain on the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. It is situated in the central (Silesian) part of the main mountain range of the Karkonosze, right above the village of Jagniątków. It ...

. The summit is entirely on the Polish side.

Tourism

The

Polish–Czech Friendship Trail The Polish–Czech Friendship Trail ( cs, Cesta česko-polského přátelství, pl, Droga Przyjaźni Polsko-Czeskiej) is a public walking path in the Karkonosze Mountains (Giant Mountains). The path runs on both sides of the Czech–Polish border ...

crosses the summit. Two mountain huts in the vicinity: Polish ''Schronisko pod Łabskim Szczytem'' and Czech ''Labská bouda'' – a modern concrete eight floor block, completed in 1975, a representative of

brutalist architecture Brutalist architecture is an architectural style that emerged during the 1950s in the United Kingdom, among the reconstruction projects of the post-war era. Brutalist buildings are characterised by minimalist constructions that showcase the ba ...

References

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