Szklarska Poręba is a wonderfully placed town on the Izerskie mountains and Karkonosze range, above which Szrenica is (1362 m. above sea level). It is surrounded by forrests, on the 440-886 m. above sea level so there are Dolna, Średnia and Górna (which is now the widest) Szklarska Poręba. The history of this town the same as its name is connected with the developtment of glass metallurgy in this area. But from the middle of XIX century Szklarska Poręba has been becoming a tourist center visited by many people not only in winter but also in summer seasion.