Karpacz
Sign in to saveKarpacz (, German: Krummhübel) is a spa town and ski resort in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland, and one of the most important centres for mountain hiking and skiing, including ski jumping. Its population is about 4,500. Karpacz is situated in the Karkonosze Mountains – a resort with increasing importance for tourism as an alternative to the Alps.
Key facts
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- Poland
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- Karpacz
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- 70px
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- 2024-04-16 Karpacz, Poland.jpg
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- Town centre
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- Country
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- Voivodeship
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- County
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- Jelenia Góra
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- Gmina
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- Karpacz (urban gmina)
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- Town rights
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- 1959
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 37.96
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- auto
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- 885
- Settlement.elevation_min_m
- 480
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2019-06-30
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- Tourist attractions
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- Railway Station
- Museum of Toys
- People
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Karpacz (, German: Krummhübel) is a spa town and ski resort in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland, and one of the most important centres for mountain hiking and skiing, including ski jumping. Its population is about 4,500. Karpacz is situated in the Karkonosze Mountains – a resort with increasing importance for tourism as an alternative to the Alps.
Karpacz is located at above sea level. South of Karpacz on the border to the Czech Republic there is Mount Sněžka-Śnieżka (). Since 2020, the town has been hosting the annual international Economic Forum.