Rozhledna Děčínský Sněžník

Location: Sněžník, 405 02 Tisá · Ústí nad Labem Region

Category: historic tower

The lookout tower on Děčínský Sněžník (723 m a.s.l.) is one of the most well-known in northern Bohemia. The stone tower offers views of Bohemian Switzerland, Saxon Switzerland and the entire Lusatian Mountains. Visitors borrow the key to the tower from the adjacent snack bar.

Why visit this place?

• The stone lookout tower from 1864 is one of the oldest in Czechia; it was commissioned by Count František Antonín Thun to a design by the architect Karl Moritz Haenel.
• In 1936 the first television signal on the territory of then Czechoslovakia was picked up here, broadcast from the Olympic Games in Berlin.
• Rated 4.7 out of 5 by 2,676 visitors on Google Maps — the best-rated place in this category in the Ústí nad Labem Region.
• Allow roughly 40 minutes; the programme is aimed at lower primary, upper primary and secondary students.
• There are 52 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.
• An outdoor trip that, according to our records, runs all year round.

Verified against: cs.wikipedia.org

Practical information

• Opening hours: April–October Mon–Fri 10:00–17:00, Sat+Sun 9:00–17:00; November–March Mon–Fri 11:00–17:00, Sat+Sun 10:00–17:00
• Typical visit: 40 min
• Admission: adults 30 CZK, children 15 CZK
• Visitor rating: 4.7 ★ from 2676 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Trip to Děčínský Sněžník with views of Bohemian and Saxon Switzerland and the Lusatian Mountains.

Official website: https://www.region-ceskesvycarsko.cz/rozhledny-vyhlidky/decinsky-sneznik/

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