Slavíček

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Slavíček
Slavicek.jpg
height 534.8  m nm
location Czech Republic
Mountains Lusatian Mountains
Coordinates 50 ° 43 '49 "  N , 14 ° 36' 5"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 43 '49 "  N , 14 ° 36' 5"  E
Slavíček (Czech Republic)
Slavíček
Type Ridges
rock Sandstone with basalt breakthrough
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The Slavíček (German Slabitschken , 535 m) is a striking mountain in the Lusatian Mountains in the Czech Republic .

Origin of the name

The name of the mountain is derived from the Czech name for the nightingale (slavíček = little nightingale). It is said that the name comes from the whistling of the wind in the numerous crevices in the rock, which should be reminiscent of the song of nightingales. The German name Slabitschken is derived from the Czech one.

Location and surroundings

Summer meadow at the foot of the Slabitschken, the Rollberg (Ralsko) in the background

The Slavíček is located in the Bürgstein-Schwoikaer Schweiz (Skály u Sloupu a Svojkova) in the south of the Lusatian Mountains, seven kilometers northeast of Česká Lípa ( Bohemian Leipa ) and five kilometers southeast of Nový Bor ( Haida ). At the foot of the mountain are the places Sloup v Čechách ( Bürgstein ) and Svojkov ( Schwoika ). The Betgraben (Modlivý důl) with the famous rock chapel is interesting for tourists . On the north flank of the mountain is the White Woman (Bílá paní), a 15 meter high, slender basalt rock, which is reminiscent of a woman in its shape.

geology

The 200-meter-long rocky summit ridge of the mountain is formed by a basalt corridor , the horizontal columns of which are clearly visible on the White Woman and several summit rocks. The base of the mountain consists of a very soft sandstone with little binding agent , which has a very high iron content due to the effects of tertiary volcanism . Its red color and numerous iron incrustations are evidence of this.

view

There is no view from the summit because of the high forest cover.

Paths to the summit

Rock chapel in the Betgraben
  • A red marked main hiking trail leads over the Slavíček , which, coming from Česká Lípa, continues in the direction of Nový Bor. The summit can be reached via a short, unmarked junction.
  • The places Sloup v Čechách and Svojkov are good starting points for a visit to the mountain. About the above The summit can be reached on foot in about half an hour.

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