or Wielka Czantoria ( cs, Velká Čantoryje) is a
mountain on the border of
Poland and the
Czech Republic, in the
Silesian Beskids mountain range. It reaches a height of . Parts of the mountain on both sides are designated a protected area.
Geography
The peak of Czantoria Wielka is located on the
tripoint of municipal territories of
Ustroń and
Wisła (
Silesian Voivodeship, Poland) and
Nýdek
( pl, , german: Niedek) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.
Polish minority in the Czech Republic, Polish minority makes up 17.0% of the ...
(
Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic). The mountain lies in the historical region of
Cieszyn Silesia.
It is distinct for its steep slopes in the east and the west. Mostly
coniferous
Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single extant class, Pinopsida. All extant ...
trees grow on its slopes. It is the largest peak of the Czech part of the Silesian Beskids. There is a 29 m-high lookout tower on the mountain
and
mountain hut on the Czech side of the mountain.
History
The mountain hut was constructed in 1904 by the German tourist association ''
Beskidenverein'', and was named ''Erzherzogin Isabella Schutzhaus'' in honor of
Archduchess Isabella of Austria.
In 1920 the new border between the states of
Poland and
Czechoslovakia was established running across the mountain (thus creating
Zaolzie region). After
World War II and expropriation of German property, the hut was nationalized by the Czechoslovak government. A smaller mountain hut was built on the Polish side in 1962.
Tourism
In 1965–1967 a
chairlift was constructed on the Polish side, it has been renovated several times since. Reaching the mountain via chairlift takes roughly 6 minutes.
The mountain can be hiked from both sides of the border, though the Polish side offers easier access to the summit from
Ustroń. The Knight's hiking trail from the Czech side runs through the municipality of
Nýdek
( pl, , german: Niedek) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.
Polish minority in the Czech Republic, Polish minority makes up 17.0% of the ...
.
Gallery
Čantoryje, chata.JPG, Mountain hut
Čantoryje, rozhledna (2).JPG, Observation tower
Czantoria - kolejka 05.JPG, Czantoria chairlift
Slezské Beskydy - Rytířská stezka (cesta Nýdek - Velká Čantoryje).JPG, Knights' hiking trail
Widok z Czantorii.jpg, A big part of Cieszyn Silesia seen from the mountain
References
External links
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Silesian Beskids
Mountains of Poland
Mountains and hills of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic–Poland border
International mountains of Europe
Mountains under 1000 metres
