Liberec

Rennrodelbahn Liberec (Ještěd)

Ještěd, Liberec, Liberec Region · Czechia

Opened in 1909 and later rebuilt for racing; its remains were largely removed in 2011.

No mapped line survives for this track yet.

Real track · Published figures

First raced: 1909

The pre-war course was about 3.3 km long by 1914; the 1955 racing course was 1,150 m with eight bends and a 160 m drop.

The story

A luge run on Ještěd, the mountain above Liberec, known in German as the Jeschken, opened on 12 December 1909. It hosted the European Luge Championships in 1914, when the city lay in Austria-Hungary, and again in 1939, when women's luge was also on the programme. Rebuilt in 1955 as a shorter course for racing only, it fell into neglect from 1987.

It hosted the European Luge Championships twice, 25 years apart.

Today

Most of the remains were removed in 2011, though some of the supporting structure survives.

Racing history

Earliest and latest recorded race of each event at this level, from published results.

Continental championships and cups

Men's luge	1914–1939
Women's luge	1939
Doubles luge	1914–1939