Vranovské skály
The Vranovské skály (German literally Vranov rocks) are a group of rocks at the foot of the Ralsko ( Roll ) mountain in northern Bohemia ( Czech Republic ). Since 1991 the area on 12.92 hectares has been under state protection as a natural monument because of its geomorphology and the special flora and fauna .
Location and surroundings
The Vranovské skály are located on the west side of the Ralsko not far from the eponymous small village Vranov ( Rabendorf ), a district of the town of Mimoň (German Niemes) . The largest rock has a viewing platform called the Juliina vyhlídka ( Julien view ).
Flora and fauna
A pine forest , appropriate to the location , grows on the rocks , in which individual beeches are scattered. The rocky area also offers a home for a variety of heat-loving, rare plants. Typical include: real bearberry ( Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ) and stiff leek ( Allium strictum ). The magnificent thin fern ( Trichomanes speciosum ) occurs in the cool, moist crevices in the rock .
The kestrel (Falco tinunculus ) nests in the rocks .
history
The rock group was made accessible as early as 1822, when the view known today as Juliina vyhlídka was set up.
Mountain sports
The rocks of the Vranovské skály have also been used as mountaineering areas since the 1920s. In 1923 Rudolf Kauschka from Reichenberg succeeded in climbing the Molkenkrug (Džban) for the first time , which is still one of the most important climbing destinations in North Bohemia. It was not until the 1980s that German climbers opened up further climbing routes on solid walls and some smaller free-standing rocks.
See also
literature
- Michael Bellmann, Manfred Thiele: Climbing Guide Northern Bohemia. Michael Bellmann Verlag, Dresden, 2003, ISBN 3-937537-00-7 .
Web links
- Pictures of the Vranovské skály (Czech)
Coordinates: 50 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ N , 14 ° 45 ′ 35 ″ E