Hrádek Observation Tower - Varnsdorf

The 29 m tall observation tower is undoubtedly a landmark of the town, which can be seen from far away. The observation tower and a restaurant were built on the clinkstone hill called Hrádek by Varnsdorf members of the Mountaineering Association for North Bohemia in 1904, and it was designed by the architect Möler. A foundation called Hrádek-Burgsberg was established to rescue the tower in 2000. Currently, the tower is undergoing an extensive reconstruction. In ...

Stations of the Cross - Klášterec nad Ohří

In 1691 Count Thun commissioned the construction of the Stations of the Cross, seven of which have been preserved until the present day. The Early Baroque niche chapels are decorated with stone reliefs. The Stations of the Cross used to connect the Loretta Chapel, which was situated in the former china factory, with the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which used to stand on the site where you will now find a pillar of a railway bridge. The Stations of the Cross have suffered much ...

All Saints Church - Vejprty

The church was built on the site of a former, half-timbered church with a wooden tower in the middle of the roof. This originally late Baroque building has single nave; it is of a rectangular shape with a three-sided presbytery and a rebuilt prism tower. The interior is mostly Rococo from the end of the 18th century.

Geological Map - Zahrady

A 3D map made of local minerals was put together by Rudolf Kögler in the 1930s in the garden of his house No. 30 in the village of Zahrady. The garden complex featuring the map, which was lined with alpine plants, was open in 1937. The map covering 50 m² was declared a technical landmark in 1983.

Aquaduct - Chřibská

This aqueduct is classed as a technical landmark that used to be a part of a mill-race dating back to 1886, which was bringing water from Chřibská Kamenice to the weaver's shop of Florian Hübel in Dolní Chřibské. The two-arched aqueduct took some of the water at the height of eight metres above its actual river basin and the water, due to the rugged terrain, flew through two more channels, partly hewn in the rock. The whole construction is in very good ...

Vlčí hrádek (Wolf's Castle)

Only minor remnants of a stronghold, founded in the 14th century under the reign of the House of Berka of Dubé, have survived on the rocky hill between the Rákos and Kunz mines (not far from the Small Wolf Stream). The stronghold probably provided a refuge for glassmakers from the nearby glassworks. Archeological surveys have confirmed that both buildings come from the same period. At the end of the 14th century Vlčí hrádek (the Wolf's Castle) became ...

Chřibský Castle

Small remnants of the castle are situated on a rocky hill above the Doubický Stream north west from Chřibské. It was founded during the reign of the House of Michalovci in the 14th century but by the end of the 14th it was no longer in existence. Nearby you will find the Information Centre of the Czech Switzerland National Park - Saula with a small car park.

Jedlová - Jiřetín pod Jedlovou

Jedlová Mountain, at 774 metres above sea level with an observation tower situated already in the Lusatia Mountains, is the tallest peak in the Ústí region on the right side of the Elbe. In 1891 the German Mountain Association for Czech Switzerland (Gebirgsverein für die Böhmische Schweiz) built an observation tower there. The tower gallery is 23 metres above ground and there are 123 steps to the top; above the gallery there is a 6 m tall wooden ...

Castle - Nepomyšl

Baroque Pilgrimage Place Ostré - Úštěk (Ostré)

There is a Baroque pilgrimage place situated on the hill above the village of Ostré, ca. 2.5 km from the town of Úštěk. The place of pilgrimage was constructed by Jesuits in 1703 - 1707 and it is thought that it was built by the well known Italian Baroque builder Octavio Broggio. Stations of the Cross lead to the place, starting at the lower terrace. From there one ascends a wide sandstone staircase with niches and remains of Baroque statues. On the top platform ...