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Filipova Huť is the highest settlement in Šumava, sitting in the mountain meadows of the valley of Filipohutsky Stream. Filipova huť is a starting point for an extensive network of hiking, cycling and cross-country skiing routes and provides one of the most attractive views of the second highest mountain in Šumava – Roklan.

The history of Filipova Hut stretches back to the year 1785, when the then owner of the land Filip Kinsky authorised the building of a works for hollow glass. The settlement was named in his honour. After the works had closed down at the beginning of the 19^th century, the land came into the hands of Prince Schwarzenberg, who established a logging settlement here, and thus it remained until the beginning of the 1920s.

The communities of Preisleiten, Modrava and Brezník all fell within the administration of Filipova Hut.