Rokytnice nad Jizerou
WINTER

Rokytnice nad Jizerou is one of the places of the Giant Mountains region, that were settled as early as the 1st half of the 16th century. The first of its settlers were cutting woods, and also exploiting copper, led and silver, other. Some time later, they started weaving. Home made weaving was pushed back by factory production in the 19th century. Here also has to be mentioned local glass-making tradition, glass works were in operation even back in 16th century. A famous family of glass-makers - the Schürers lived here. Frantiskov, Studenov and Vilemov settlements are all parts of Rokytnice nad Jizerou. Rokytnice nad Jizerou is recreation, tourist and sport centre of west Giant Mountain. The centre is situated in marvellous valley, the domain is the Studenov range and the Kotel range that is as high as 1434 m above the sea-level. There are great cross-country and hiking routes in the surrounding. There are 24 tows, a cableway, and winter hiking routes leading up to the ranges of surrounding hills and mountains. There are downhill courses of high quality set-up, there are snow rifles prepared if there is a lack of snow, and there is also a possibility of night skiing for greedy skiers. The overall transportation capacity of Rokytnice nad Jizerou is 13.900 skiers per hour on 18,6 km of downhill courses. Also country skiers will find the „what they are looking for“. Skiing schools and skiing equipment lending services complete facilities of the local sport centre.