Kunžvart (mountain)
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| height | 1033 m nm | |
| location | Bohemia , Czech Republic | |
| Mountains | Bohemian forest | |
| Dominance | 0.2 km → Strážný | |
| Notch height | 10 m ↓ moat | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 55 '15 " N , 13 ° 42' 34" E | |
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| particularities | Kunžvart castle ruins | |
The Kunžvart is a 1033 m high mountain in the Bohemian Forest in the Czech Republic . The Spornberg is a secondary peak of the 1115 meter high Strážný ( German Schlösselberg ). The castle ruins of Kunžvart Castle (Kunzwarte, Kuschwarda Castle, Königswart Castle) stand on it .
The castle was first mentioned in 1359 as Castrum Kungenslen and fell into disrepair since the middle of the 16th century. Archaeological investigations in the area of the spur brought up remains of pottery and horseshoes from the 13th – 15th centuries. Century to the surface. Further finds can be assigned to the Hallstatt period (6th century BC).
Surrounding villages are Polka (Elendbachl) in the northeast, Kořenný (Schlösselbach) and the minor town Strážný in the southeast and Dolní Silnice (country roads) in the south.
A yellow hiking trail leads from Strážný to the remains of the castle. The difference in altitude is almost two hundred meters. The nearest train station is Lenora (Eleonorenhain) eight kilometers away.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prominence a izolace na Ultratisicovky.cz
- ↑ digression č. 19 Hrad Kunžvart (Kunzwarte) . In: František Kubů, Petr Zavřel: Zlatá stezka. Historický a archeologický výzkum významné středověké obchodní cesty . Volume 2: Úsek Vimperk - státní hranice (VI. Úsek). České Budějovice 2007. ISBN 978-80-86260-82-2 . Pp. 150-172.