Komáří hůrka, Mountain summit in Krupka, Czech Republic
Komáří hůrka is a mountain in the Eastern Ore Mountains reaching 807.4 metres, with a rounded summit and asymmetrical slopes falling steeply to the south. It is formed of muscovite-biotite orthogneiss with veins of granite porphyry, and its summit carries the Hotel Komáří vížka with its characteristic tower.
Mining on this mountain began centuries ago, driven by tin and other mineral deposits. It gradually transformed into a recreation destination when a restaurant was built there in the middle of the 19th century.
The mountain serves as a meeting place where visitors come to enjoy views and eat at local restaurants. The walking paths and rest areas show how this location shifted from a working site to a recreational destination.
The chairlift from Bohosudov to the summit is 2,348 metres long, the longest in Czechia without an intermediate station, and overcomes 482 metres of elevation. It is the last operating lift of its type in Europe, and its stations have been protected as monuments since 2013. A car park for about ten cars is at the top, reached by an asphalt road branching off the Horní Krupka–Fojtovice road.
The protected Velká pinka north of the summit is about 5,000 m² in area and reaches a depth of 75 metres, the largest surviving open-cast remnant of tin mining on the slope. A bell tower once stood on the summit to ring the start and end of the miners' shifts.
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