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Šumperský kotel:
| K-Point: | 25 m |
| Coordinates: | 49.977610, 16.980975 ✔ 
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Zábřežská:
| K-Point: | 20 m |
| Coordinates: | 49.958540, 16.960652
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| Further jumps: | no |
| Plastic matting: | no |
| Status: | destroyed |
| Coordinates: | 49.977610, 16.980975 ✔
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History:
The first ski jumping hill in Šumperk was built in the interwar period and was located in a natural terrain basin on the northern edge of the town, known as Šumperský kotel. It was one of many small jumping facilities in the Jeseníky region, constructed around the same time as other local hills in northern Moravia. Surviving sources confirm that it was already in use before the Second World War. Positioned on the steep slope of the basin, it offered a natural inrun and landing area and served mainly as a local training site.
After 1945, ski jumping in Šumperk moved to a different location. A new, small ski jumping hill was built in the former clay pit of a brickworks above Zábřežská Street, used primarily for training young athletes. Typical jump lengths were around 20 metres. Over time, the hill was completely dismantled.
Although the ski jumping tradition in Šumperk gradually faded, Šumperský kotel later gained great importance for another sport. From the 1960s to the 1980s, the area became one of the most famous motocross and sidecarcross tracks in Czechoslovakia. Prestigious events were held here, attracting tens of thousands of spectators and top competitors from both the country and abroad. The steep profile of the former landing slope became part of the course, giving the competitions an exceptionally spectacular character. In later years, there was even consideration of establishing a specialised freestyle skiing centre in the Kotel area, but the project was ultimately realised in nearby Štíty.
Today, no structures remain from either of Šumperk’s former ski jumping hills. However, the characteristic shaping of the slope and traces of past sporting activity can still be seen in the landscape. Šumperský kotel now serves recreational purposes – it features a disc golf course, hosts trail-running events, and functions as a publicly accessible leisure area.
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