Łabski Szczyt or Violík is a mountain peak located in the western Karkonosze

Karkonosze

Krkonoše is a mountain range located in the north of the Czech Republic and the south-west of Poland, part of the Sudetes mountain system . The Czech-Polish border, which divides the historic regions of Bohemia and Silesia, runs along the main ridge...

 on the Czech-Polish border. The source of the River Elbe (Labe), one of Europe's major rivers, is situated on the southern (Czech) slopes of the mountain.

Situation

In the main range the very distinct peak is situated between Szrenica

Szrenica

Szrenica is a mountain peak situated in the western part of Karkonosze on Polish and Czech border within the Karkonosze National Park. Its name originates from the Polish word szron . There is a weather station situated close to the summit. The peak is deforested, both the southern and the...

 (sepatated from it by Mokra Pass) and Śnieżne Kotły

Śnieżne Kotły

Śnieżne Kotły are two glacial cirques in the western Krkonoše mountains , situated in the Karkonosze National Park on the Polish side of the border. They are a unique example of the alpine landscape in the area and have been a nature reserve since 1933.- Description :The walls of both cirques are...

, the next peak eastwards being Wielki Szyszak

Wielki Szyszak

Wielki Szyszak is a mountain on the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. It is situated in the central part of the main mountain range of the Karkonosze, right above the village of Jagniątków. Its peak is at 1509 m above sea level. It is situated between Śnieżne Kotły and Śmielec....

. The summit is entirely on the Polish side.

Tourism

The Polish-Czech Friendship Trail

Polish-Czech Friendship Trail

The Polish–Czech Friendship Trail is a public walking path in the Karkonosze Mountains . The path runs on both sides of the Czech–Polish border, along the main ridge and crosses or traverses all its summits. The maintenance of the trail is performed by the staff of both adjacent national parks:...

 crosses the summit. Two mountain huts in the vicinity: Polish Schronisko pod Łabskim Szczytem and Czech Labská Bouda - a modern concrete eight floor block, completed in 1975, a representant of brutalist architecture

Brutalist architecture

Brutalist architecture is a style of architecture which flourished from the 1950s to the mid 1970s, spawned from the modernist architectural movement.-The term "brutalism":...

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