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Surroundings, Tourism
Surroundings
The most popular tourist destinations are as follows: Černé jezero (Black Lake), Čertovo jezero ( Devil´s Lake), Laka jezero (Laka Lake), Bílá Strž waterfalls, European watershed divide, cable cart to Pancíř, ridge walking Pancíř – Můstek – Prenet, Ostrý Peak, Gerlova Huť and Ferdinandovo údolí with border crossings for tourists and linking routes on the German side of the border. These destinations can be enjoyed on foot or on a bike. In summer an eco bus is in operation which will take you from Špičák to various places in the National Park. The bus also transports bikes.
With its surface of 18,43 hectares, it is the largest and deepest (maximum depth of 40 m) lake in the Šumava and the Bavarian Forest.
With its area of 10,33 hectares, the Devil's Lake is the second largest in the Šumava
To get tot he top of Pancíř mountain, the tourists may take a chair lift, the track of which is divided into two sections.
Velký Ostrý (1293 m) is one of the most beautiful mount-peaks of the whole Šumava - a frontier mountain with a cross placed on the top, a German mountainous cottage with a pub and a rock formation offering impressive view of the surrounding mountain ridges.
The National Nature Reserve of the same name (Bílá strž) was declared in 1972 and extends at the area of 79,2 hectares at the altitude 735-1086 m.
The defunct village, the chapel of the Holy Trinity, the Cross of Reconciliation, memorial trees, a memorial to the American soldiers who died fighting for the village at the very end of the war.
The main parts of the Šumava Mountains were proclaimed the National Park in 1991. Of the three national parks in the Czech Republic the Šumava National Park, (69,030ha), is the largest.
The Church of St. Mauricius near Annín, on the Mouřenec Hill, is 617m above sea level.
The Březník, at 1165m above sea level, is a hill over the Lusen Valley, 8km from the village of Modrava.
A beautiful view of the Bohemian inland can be seen from the top of a woody hill, 902m above sea level.
The village of Dobrá Voda, which means in English “Good Water” is situated less than 3km from Hartmanice.
A place of pilgrimage with a well of supposedly healing water. Birthplace of Dr. Šimon Adler, museum. Church of St. Vintières.
The Farmers’ Trail goes mostly through the area of the Kochánov National Park.
A long time ago five glacier lakes developed on the Czech side of the mountains, and another three lakes on the Bavarian side.
Charles IV had the Kašperk Castle built in 1356 to protect the gold mines in the area, the trade on the Golden Path and the border area.
The moorlands are one of the features of nature in the Šumava Mountains. Only three of them are open to visitors.
Situated 7km to the south of Prášily is the Polední Mountain, which means in English the Noon Mountain, at the top of which is the Poledník Observation Tower.
The Castle of Rabí is a dominant feature of the upper Otava region and is one of the biggest and largest medieval castles in Bohemia.
The castle was built at the beginning of 14th century and is situated over the village of Velhartice.
Tips for hiking
Velký Ostrý (1293 m) is one of the most beautiful mount-peaks of the whole Šumava - a frontier mountain with a cross placed on the top, a German mountainous cottage with a pub and a rock formation offering impressive view of the surrounding mountain ridges.