Kastel (mountain)
| Kastel | ||
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 Lookout tower on the hill Kastel |
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| height | 444 m | |
| location | Královéhradecký kraj , Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 5 '35 " N , 16 ° 14' 55" E | |
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The Kastel is a 444 m high hill above the Wild Eagle Valley in the Czech Republic . A lookout tower has been located on its summit since November 2005.
geography
The mountain is located in the north of the Chotzener Tafel on the left side of the river above the place Doudleby nad Orlicí . At its southern foot, in the basin of the Vrbický potok, lies the village of Vrbice . From the unwooded summit of the Kastel there is a wide panoramic view of the Eagle Mountains , the Iron Mountains and the Giant Mountains . A trigonometric point has been established on its summit.
In 2004 the construction of a 29 meter high observation tower began. The roofed wooden structure with a steel spiral staircase has two viewing platforms, 11 and 25 m high.
history
On the Kastel the historian should, in the opinion August Sedláček in the resulting 150 Geographike hyphegesis of Claudius Ptolemy registered spots Casurgis have found.
It is also assumed that the summit was the observation point of Pottenstein Castle .
In 1937 the Czechoslovak Army built a 37 m high wooden observation tower on the Kastel, which also served as a trigonometric point. In 1946 the dilapidated tower was removed.
During excavations in 1998 , members of the Rychnov nad Kněžnou Archaeological Society discovered medieval wall remains and ceramic pieces that can be dated to the 13th century on the road from Vrbice to Suchá Rybná via the castle. The uncovered finds represent a single-nave church with a tower extension, which had a dimension of 35 × 15 meters.
The village of Čeřeny, which can be proven between 1558 and 1695, could possibly have stood on the castle. According to ancient traditions, this village is said to have grown together with the village of Chlínky, but there is no reliable evidence for this.