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KLÍNOVEC OBSERVATION TOWER – 1 244 m …….. AS TIME WENT ON …………. Klínovec, the highest peak of the Ore Mountains, became a popular trip destination in the early 19th century. In the 1870s, Richard Dotzauer founded the Central Committee to Support the Gainful Activities of the Residents of the Czech Ore Mountain Lands. In 1882, the municipality of Jáchymov approved the cost-free use of the site for the building of an observation tower. In 1884, a 17m high octagonal observation tower was built at the top. It was named the Emperor Franz Joseph Observation Tower and consecrated and commissioned in a ceremony of 3 August 1884. In 1893, an additional building made of stone was erected, comprising an inn and an apartment for a tower guard. A post office was established at the top of Klínovec in 1897 and a leased line was installed in 1906. In 1900, a spacious hall was built and named Dotzauer Hall in honour of the promoter of Ore Mountains tourism. Another extension comprised a kitchen on the ground floor and nine guest rooms on the floor above. To celebrate the 60 years of Emperor Franz Joseph's reign, J.R. Sobitschka encouraged a Jubilee Exhibition to be held right at the top of Klínovec in order to present the products and artwork made by the residents of the Bohemian side of the Ore Mountains. As a result an exhibition hall with a magnificent coffered ceiling was built in 1907. The twenty-six coffers feature the coats of arms of the mountain towns on the Bohemian side of the Ore Mountains. The exhibition opened on 1 June 1908 to much acclaim and was visited by 40,000 visitors and celebrities. In 1918, the exhibition hall was named Sobitschka Hall. In 1912-1913, the accommodation facilities were extended to host up to 80 guests, giving rise to a hotel compound with an observation tower. In 1919, some repair work was required on the observation tower, and in 1929 the hotel was extended even further, providing accommodation to 112 guests. The hotel comprised three large halls: Dotzauer Hall, Sobitschka Hall (originally the Jubilee Hall), and Müller Hall (named after the long-standing chairman of the Ore Mountains Association in Jáchymov). During World War II, the hotel served the army. When the war ended, specifically between 1951-1960, it was once again operated by the army as a military holiday resort. However, the property lacked due maintenance. In the 1970s, the tower stonework received a stabilizing concrete coat (shotcrete coat). This technical solution, however, only accelerated the gradual disintegration of the stonework. In 1990, the whole site was transferred under the ownership of the municipality of Jáchymov that sold it to a private owner only one year later, in 1991. The new owner resold the property again, leaving it in the state of ongoing dilapidation. The last owner offered the entire site for sale to the municipality of Boží Dar. On 7 August 2003, the town council of Boží Dar approved the purchase of the hotel and the observation tower by Služby Boží Dar s.r.o., a service company under complete control of the town that was then commissioned to renovate the site. In 2004, the renovation of the staircase and the roof was launched; however, shortly after the beginning it was found out that the stonework had disintegrated beyond repair. Due to this adverse development the tower was repurchased in 2009 by the municipality of Boží Dar from the company Služby Boží Dar s.r.o. in order to do carry out major reconstruction. This was only possible thanks to the "Programme CÍL 3/ ZIEL 3 to support cross-border cooperation 2007-2013 between the Czech Republic and the Free State of Saxony". The municipality of Boží Dar implemented two projects. The first project involved the complete reconstruction of the tower, while the second one consisted of the reconstruction of the access road leading to Klínovec, including the provision of underground services. The contractors were selected through a tender. The reconstruction of the observation tower was implemented by the building contractor Chládek & Tintěra a.s. Litoměřice. The reconstruction plan for the access road along with the underground services was implemented by Vodohospodářské stavby s.r.o. Teplice. Despite the harsh mountain climatic conditions, both companies proved their worth and completed the construction works between June 2012 and October 2013. The total reconstruction cost of the Klínovec observation tower amounted to over CZK 15 million and the total cost of road reconstruction and underground services combined amounted to over CZK 55 million. The costs were covered out of 85% by an EU grant, out of 5% by a grant from the Czech national budget, and out of 10% by the town of Boží Dar. We present these data in order to express our appreciation of the assistance provided by the European Union and the Czech Republic and, in particular, the generous attitude shown by Boží Dar, a small town in the Ore Mountains. KLÍNOVEC 1 244 m CIRCULAR VIEW Kontakte: Infocentrum, 362 62 Boží Dar 1 e.mail: [email protected], [email protected], tel: + 420 359 571 007, mob: + 420 603 539 020 www.bozidar.cz, www.bozidar.eu, www.bozidarsko.cz, www.bozidarsko.eu Europäische Union. Europäischer Fond für regionale Entwicklung: Investition in Ihre Zukunft / Evropská unie. Evropský fond pro regionální rozvoj: Investice do vaší budoucnosti