Plešivec (Central Bohemian Uplands)
| Plešivec | ||
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 Block fields at the summit |
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| height | 509.3 m nm | |
| location | Czech Republic | |
| Mountains | Central Bohemian Uplands | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 33 '53 " N , 14 ° 5' 23" E | |
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| Type | Ridges | |
| rock | basalt | |
The Plešivec (German iceberg , 509 m) is a prominent mountain in the Bohemian Central Mountains on the right Elbe ( České středohoří ) in the Czech Republic . Because of its geological features, it is under state protection as a natural monument on 32.7 hectares .
Location and surroundings
The Plešivec is located about 5 km northwest of Litoměřice ( Leitmeritz ). Right at the foot of the mountain - on the southwest side - is known by its striking castle ruins municipality Kamýk ( Kamaik ). To the east lie the municipalities of Hlinná ( Hlinay ) and Miřejovice ( Mirschowitz ), to the north the small village of Tlučeň ( Tlutzen ) , which belongs to Hlinná . Before 1945, there was a large quarry on the southern flank. Not far from there is the baroque chapel of St. John the Baptist in the Desert in the middle of the forest (Czech: Sv. Jan Křititel ).
particularities
The pronounced basalt block heaps directly on the summit, which reach down on the southwest side to the foot of the mountain, are remarkable. Similar to Boreč on the left Elbe, an air stream circulates inside the mountain, which in summer flows out as cold air in the block fields at the foot of the mountain. Compact ice therefore often lingers in the ice holes well into summer. This phenomenon also explains the former German name Eisberg .
view
A view from the summit is only possible to the west. The view of the Milešovka ( Milleschauer ) and Kletečná ( Kletschen ) mountains is remarkable . From this perspective, these two mountains form the well-known double formation, as it has become known from the paintings of Ludwig Richter , Caspar David Friedrich and Ernst Gustav Doerell . Further south, the slender, conical mountain figures of Lovoš ( Lobosch ), Košťál ( Kostial ) and Hazmburk ( Hasenburg ) are impressive .
Paths to the summit
- The ascent to the top is possible from Kamýk along a blue- marked hiking route. The steep ascent to the summit begins at the St. Johannes chapel .