Svatokřížský les
The Svatokřížský les (German: Heiligenkreuzwald) is a dense forest area on a ridge between the border with Germany and the town of Svatý Kříž (German: Heiligenkreuz) in the Výhledská vrchovina (German about: Oberkunreuther Bergland), south of the town of Cheb (German: Eger ) in Karlovarský kraj (German: Region Karlsbad) in the Czech Republic .
geography
The mountain ridge consists of several elevations between the hills Krátery (German: Krater, 587 m), Šlingova Mýť (German: Schlindelhau, 549 m) and U Rozcestí (German: Zwiesel, 541 m). The second class road 214 runs through the forest area from Cheb to Waldsassen .
Tourist development
The Památník obětem železné opony (German: Memorial to the Victims of the Iron Curtain) near Svatý Kříž is worth mentioning .
history
The forest used to serve as a source of raw materials for the cities of Eger and Waldsassen.
cards
- Bavarian State Surveying Office: UK 50-13 Fichtelgebirge Nature Park - eastern part, scale 1: 50,000 (with hiking trails)
literature
- Erwin Hofmann: Between Bavaria and Bohemia (Regensburg 1996)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Geodata with Mapy.cz
- ↑ Second class street 214 (Czech WP)
- ↑ Geodata with Bayern Viewer
Web links
Coordinates: 50 ° 2 ′ 52.8 ″ N , 12 ° 20 ′ 31 ″ E