Devil's Wall (Northern Bohemia)
The Devil's Wall ( Čertova zeď in Czech ) was once a basalt wall over 20 km long south of the Jeschkengebirge in the Czech Republic .
Originally this stretched from Světlá (Swetla) near Ještěd (Jeschken) to Bezděz (Bösig). The average height was once between 1.5 and 3 meters. At the end of the 19th century, however, the largest part was mined for the extraction of road gravel.
A final section at Osečná (Oschitz) stands as a national natural heritage under state protection.
Individual evidence
- ^ NPP Čertova zeď. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR, accessed on December 28, 2018 (cz).
Web links
Commons : Čertova zeď - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Czech website with pictures of the Devil's Wall ( Memento from December 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
Coordinates: 50 ° 40 ′ N , 14 ° 56 ′ E