Spindleruv Mlyn is a ski resort in the Czech Republic, the most popular among winter sports enthusiasts both in the country and abroad. We can say that this is a worthy competitor to other ski centers in the Slovak and Polish Tatras and Carpathians. Why is this ski resort so attractive? Like many places intended for skiing, it grew and included several villages. Previously, the independent villages of Gornji Mishki, Předni Labsk, Bedřichov and Swati Peter are now combined into two zones. These ski centers are named after the mountains. So, skiers have to choose one of two ski centers - “Medvedin” or “Swati Peter”. But you can not suffer a dilemma. Indeed, in both skiing areas there is a single ski pass. Let us now take a closer look at all the advantages of each ski center. What do the reviews say about vacationing in Spindleruv Mlyn?
General characteristics of the resort
Both “Swati Peter” and “Medvedin” possess a number of qualities that are pleasant for skiing. The town of Spindleruv Mlyn itself, about the history of which we will tell, is located at an altitude of 718 meters above sea level. Swati Peter has eleven tracks of varying difficulty. There is also a fan park and cross-country ski tracks. This ski area is located at altitudes of 718-1310 meters above sea level. The Medvedin ski area is slightly smaller and lower. Its maximum height is 1000 m above sea level. There are seven tracks in Medvedina that are suitable for skiers of different skill levels - from beginners to aces. According to reviews, the leisure infrastructure is more developed at Swati Peter. At least there is a kindergarten where you can take the child to the care of professional educators and with a calm heart go to explore the mountain slopes. In general, let the numbers speak for themselves: the total length of the slopes is twenty-five kilometers, a single subscription operates on twenty-eight lifts, three of which are chairlifts. In the evening, only a few slopes are highlighted.
Where is Spindleruv Mlyn located
The Czech Republic is basically a flat country. But there are amazing mountains in it called the Giant Mountains. They are located in the north of the country, in the upper reaches of the Elbe, not far from Germany and near the Czech-Polish border. The Krkonoše’s second name is “Giant Mountains”. The Germans call this array Ryubetsal. This word, like the Krkonoš, means in folklore of the local inhabitants an evil spirit that lives in the mountains and causes bad weather. But against Ryubezal now there is a hydrometeocenter. Watch the weather forecast carefully and everything will be fine.
Resort History
Spindleruv Mlyn was formed later than the neighboring settlements. For example, Swati Peter is known as a temporary and then permanent camp for ore and silver miners since the beginning of the sixteenth century. Mlyn in Czech means "mill". At the end of the eighteenth century, it belonged to a certain Silesian German named Spindler. Gradually, buildings began to appear around the mill - the forester’s house, summer people, and then the shepherds' permanent huts. But these places would have remained half lived, if not for the fashion for mountaineering. Already in the middle of the nineteenth century, rich people drove enormously to Spindleruv Mlyn to breathe healing air. Chalets and villas began to grow like mushrooms after rain. In 1922, Franz Kafka also came here . In Spindleruv Mlyn, he began to write his novel The Castle. The resort reached a peak of popularity with the advent of skiing fashion.
Spindleruv Mlyn (Czech Republic): reviews
Tourists repeatedly emphasize the development of infrastructure of two ski areas. A free ski pass with an interval of a quarter of an hour carries skiers from the hotel to the ski lifts. A year and a half kilometer bobsled track with twenty bends is open all year. The needs of lovers and other winter sports are taken into account. There are marked trails for cross-country skiing and trails for snowboarders. You can have lunch right on the slope in one of the taverns stylized as a peasant's hut - bouda. Spindleruv Mlyn welcomes guests not only in winter. In spring, people come here to enjoy the waterfall, which is formed from the meltwater of glaciers on the Labe River. In summer, the resort has mountain bike rental facilities. Reviews warmly tell about the exciting and promising rich catch fishing near Lake Laska. Many hotels (tourists praise "Harmony", "Central", "Astra", "Alps", "Alba") work all year round.