Radhošť
| Radhošť | ||
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.JPG) Chapel on the mountain |
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| height | 1129 m nm | |
| location | Czech Republic | |
| Mountains | Moravian-Silesian Beskids | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 29 ′ 31 ″ N , 18 ° 13 ′ 20 ″ E | |
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The Radhošť (German Radhoscht , also Radegast ) is a 1129 m high mountain in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids . It is located in Moravian Wallachia , Moravia , Czech Republic , east of the town of Rožnov pod Radhoštěm . Its name goes back with some certainty to Radhošť ( Radegast ), a god of the Slavs . He is considered the god of war, victory, hospitality and abundance.
Description and name
On the elongated ridge in Pustevny there are several wooden mountain huts from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries in a modeled Wallachian style, which were already built as a destination for excursions.
To the west of the ridge, overlooking the lying in the valley Rožnov Radhoštěm pod ( Rosenau pod Radhoštěm ) is a small Built in 1898 the church , which the Slavs Apostles Cyril and Methodius is dedicated to that on their missionary journeys, the inhabitants of the Great Moravian Empire converted to Christianity should have. But not always in the subtle way, as the legend tells: they had an earlier statue of the pagan god Radegast destroyed on the mountain and erected a cross in its place . The sculptural group of Cyril and Methodius and a new statue of the god Radhost (height 3.20 m) were designed by the Moravian-born USA sculptor Albín Polášek from artificial stone . In the 1940s he donated both groups to the Pohorská jednota Radhošť´ association , which had them set up on and on the summit plateau.
The chapel, originally a stone building, was clad with shingles in the 1920s to protect it from the weather . In 2000 the bell tower was repaired and the dome was gilded . Both the chapel and the statues are maintained by the Radhošť Society .
The name of the mountain changed from Mons Radhost ( Latin for Radhostberg) on the Comenius map of Moravia (1627), then 1663 Radgost , Rádihost, 1702 Radosscz, 1720 Radagost, 1810 "Radhošť", 1820 Radgost , Radhost, to Radhoscht .
Web links
- Berg Radegast on www.czechtoutism.com.
- Beskydy peak Radhost welcomes guests with apostles and cabbage soup on www.radio.cz.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Radegast statue on Mount Radhošť on severnimorava.travel; accessed on February 24, 2019.