Pastýřská Stěna

picture info	Pastýřská Stěna The Pastýřská stěna, also ''Ovčí stěna'' (German: ''Schäferwand'', English: ''Shepherd's Wall''), is a sandstone rock massif on the shores of the River Elbe in the borough of Děčín (''Tetschen'') in the Czech Republic. History According to language researchers, the name goes back to the German ''Schiefe Wand'' which means "inclined wall". The present Czech name is a translation of its German name, ''Schäferwand''. As early as the 19th century the ''Schäferwand'' (it was then Austrian) was a popular tourist destination due to its striking appearance. As a result it was decided to build a wooden refuge hut that, in 1905, was replaced by a solid wooden building in the shape of a romantic castle, and which still stands on the Schäferwand today. From the terrace of the restaurant there is a picturesque view of the Elbe valley and Děčín Castle opposite. After 1945 the zoo A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Sandstone Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks. Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates) because they are the most resistant minerals to weathering processes at the Earth's surface. Like uncemented sand, sandstone may be any color due to impurities within the minerals, but the most common colors are tan, brown, yellow, red, grey, pink, white, and black. Since sandstone beds often form highly visible cliffs and other topographic features, certain colors of sandstone have been strongly identified with certain regions. Rock formations that are primarily composed of sandstone usually allow the percolation of water and other fluids and are porous enough to store large quantities, making them valuable aquifers and petroleum reservoirs. Quartz-bearing sandstone can be changed into quartzite through metamorphism, usually relate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	River Elbe The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Republic), then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, northwest of Hamburg. Its total length is . The Elbe's major tributaries include the rivers Vltava, Saale, Havel, Mulde, Schwarze Elster, and Ohře. The Elbe river basin, comprising the Elbe and its tributaries, has a catchment area of , the twelfth largest in Europe. The basin spans four countries, however it lies almost entirely just in two of them, Germany (65.5%) and the Czech Republic (33.7%, covering about two thirds of the state's territory). Marginally, the basin stretches also to Austria (0.6%) and Poland (0.2%). The Elbe catchment area is inhabited by 24.4 million people, the biggest cities within are Berlin, Hamburg, Prague, Dresden and Leipzig. Etymology F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Děčín Děčín (; german: Tetschen, 1942–1945: ''Tetschen–Bodenbach'') is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It is the 7th largest municipality in the country by area. Administrative parts Děčín is made up of 35 city parts and villages: Děčín I-Děčín Děčín II-Nové Město Děčín III-Staré Město Děčín IV-Podmokly Děčín V-Rozbělesy Děčín VI-Letná Děčín VII-Chrochvice Děčín VIII-Dolní Oldřichov Děčín IX-Bynov Děčín X-Bělá Děčín XI-Horní Žleb Děčín XII-Vilsnice Děčín XIII-Loubí Děčín XIV-Dolní Žleb Děčín XV-Prostřední Žleb Děčín XVI-Přípeř Děčín XVII-Jalůvčí Děčín XVIII-Maxičky Děčín XIX-Čechy Děčín XX-Nová Ves Děčín XXI-Horní Oldřichov Děčín XXII-Václavov Děčín XXIII-Popovice Děčín XXIV-Krásný Studenec Děčín XXV-Chmelnice Děčín XXVI-Bechlejovice Děčín XXVII-Březiny Děčín XXVIII-Folkn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of with a mostly temperate continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. The Duchy of Bohemia was founded in the late 9th century under Great Moravia. It was formally recognized as an Imperial State of the Holy Roman Empire in 1002 and became a kingdom in 1198. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, the whole Crown of Bohemia was gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy. The Protestant Bohemian Revolt led to the Thirty Years' War. After the Battle of White Mountain, the Habsburgs consolidated their rule. With the dissolution of the Holy Empire in 1806, the Cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Děčín Castle Děčín (; german: Tetschen, 1942–1945: ''Tetschen–Bodenbach'') is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It is the 7th largest municipality in the country by area. Administrative parts Děčín is made up of 35 city parts and villages: Děčín I-Děčín Děčín II-Nové Město Děčín III-Staré Město Děčín IV-Podmokly Děčín V-Rozbělesy Děčín VI-Letná Děčín VII-Chrochvice Děčín VIII-Dolní Oldřichov Děčín IX-Bynov Děčín X-Bělá Děčín XI-Horní Žleb Děčín XII-Vilsnice Děčín XIII-Loubí Děčín XIV-Dolní Žleb Děčín XV-Prostřední Žleb Děčín XVI-Přípeř Děčín XVII-Jalůvčí Děčín XVIII-Maxičky Děčín XIX-Čechy Děčín XX-Nová Ves Děčín XXI-Horní Oldřichov Děčín XXII-Václavov Děčín XXIII-Popovice Děčín XXIV-Krásný Studenec Děčín XXV-Chmelnice Děčín XXVI-Bechlejovice Děčín XXVII-Březiny Děčín XXVIII-Folkn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]