Kocierz

Kocierz is a peak in the Karkonosze Mountains, within the Śląski Grzbiet ridge, at a height of 929 metres above sea level. It is the westernmost peak of the Polish Karkonosze.

Structure and location

The peak is built of Karkonosze granite and drops steeply towards the Szklarska Pass.

A border that once ran here

Until 1958 the state border ran across the summit of Kocierz - first between Prussia and Austria, then between the German Empire and Austria-Hungary, then between Germany and Czechoslovakia, and finally between Poland and Czechoslovakia. In 1958 a border correction took place in the Jakuszyce area: Poland gained the southern slopes of Kocierz in exchange for the village of Tkacze (today part of Harrachov) and the settlement of Zieliniec.

Practical information

• Location: Śląski Grzbiet ridge in the Karkonosze Mountains, near Szklarska Poręba
• Height: 929 metres above sea level
• It's worth planning the route and starting point for the summit using a current trail map, as the sources do not specify this