The Schaffgotsch family is the name of an old and influential Silesian nobility which dates back to the thirteenth century. Some of its members played important roles in the public life of Bohemia, then Habsburg monarchy and later Prussia.
Coat of arms of Counts von Schaffgotsch
Hans Ulrich von Schaffgotsch (1595–1635)
Philipp Gotthard von Schaffgotsch (1715–1795), Bishop of Breslau
View of the Giant Mountains (from the north side) and the Schaffgotsch-owned comital estates in the eighteenth century
The Giant Mountains, Krkonoše, or Karkonosze, are 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. The highest peak, Sněžka, is the Czech Republic's highest natural point with an elevation of 1,603 metres (5,259 ft).
Sněžka – the highest peak of the Giant Mountains
Labský vodopád of the Elbe River and an old mountain hut, 1900
View from Sněžka
Śnieżne Kotły