Hančova bouda, Mountain lodge in Benecko, Czech Republic

Hančova bouda is a mountain lodge at house number 32 in Benecko, Liberec Region, standing at 820 metres on the main road. The building houses a restaurant and accommodation run by the Hanč family, descendants of the family of skier Bohumil Hanč.

The first record of a mountain dwelling at this spot in Benecko dates to the early 19th century. The Hanč family opened a recreation business here in the 1930s; it was confiscated during the German occupation of the Sudetenland and turned into a sanatorium for German airmen. The family returned after the war, but the chalet was nationalised after February 1948 and fell into decline under the state enterprise Restaurace a jídelny until 1989, when the original owners recovered it.

The name Hančova bouda refers to the Hanč family, relatives of Bohumil Hanč, the Benecko-born skier who died in a 1913 Krkonoše race. The family opened a recreation business here in the 1930s; after 1989 their descendants regained the building and run the guesthouse and restaurant.

Hančova bouda stands at 820 metres on the main road through Benecko, so it is reached directly by car or bus without a climb. The building holds a restaurant and guest rooms, and the slopes of Benecko lie within walking distance of the door.

The owner is a descendant of the Hanč family, relatives of Bohumil Hanč, the local-born skier who died in a 1913 accident on the Krkonoše ridges. The family opened a recreation business here in the 1930s; during the German occupation of the Sudetenland it was confiscated and turned into a sanatorium for German airmen.