Szlak JelonkówPrzewodniczek
Przewodniczek – with a Sudeten guide's badge and a walking stick in his hooves. He leads tourists across the Karkonosze from Chojnik to Śnieżka, always on a marked trail.
Fun fact: To become a Sudeten mountain guide you must pass a state examination covering geography, geology, history and knowledge of the trails, plus practical field trips. The badge is a numbered emblem – the hallmark of a profession that has more than a century of tradition in the Karkonosze.
Figurine author: Maja Przybylska (uczeń)
Przewodniczek, with a Sudeten guide's badge and a walking stick in his hooves, leads tourists across the Karkonosze from Chojnik to Śnieżka, always on a marked trail. This little deer of the Szlak Jelonków trail reminds you that the mountains are best discovered with someone who knows every path.
Where to find Przewodniczek
The figure stands in the very centre of Jelenia Góra, near the Town Hall and the Town Hall Square. It is a good place to plan a further walk, both along the Szlak Jelonków trail and into the Karkonosze.
The Sudeten guide – a profession with tradition
To become a Sudeten mountain guide you must pass an examination covering geography, geology, history and knowledge of the trails, as well as practical field trips. The badge Przewodniczek wears is a numbered emblem and the hallmark of a profession with more than a century of tradition in the Karkonosze.
What to see nearby
Beside him keeps watch Rajcuś by the Town Hall, and a bit further on, by an Italian trattoria, Italjan. The centre is the most convenient place to begin exploring the Szlak Jelonków trail.
Frequently asked questions
Who made the Przewodniczek figure?
The little deer was sculpted by Maja Przybylska, a student of the Secondary School of Fine Arts at the Stanisław Wyspiański School of Artistic Crafts in Jelenia Góra.
What is a Sudeten guide's badge?
It is a numbered professional emblem of a guide, the hallmark of a profession with more than a century of tradition in the Karkonosze.
Where exactly does the little deer stand?
In the centre of Jelenia Góra, near the Town Hall and the Town Hall Square.
