Dyleň (german: Tillenberg) is a mountain in the

Karlovy Vary Region The Karlovy Vary Region or Carlsbad Region ( cs, Karlovarský kraj, German: ''Karlsbader Region'') is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the westernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named afte ...

of the

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. At above sea level, its summit is the second-highest peak in the

Upper Palatinate Forest The Upper Palatine Forest (german: Oberpfälzer Wald or ''Böhmischer Wald'', cs, Český les) is a mountain range in Central Europe that is divided between Germany and the Czech Republic. It is part of the larger Bohemian Massif and the German ...

. The summit is located in the Stará Voda municipality. It lies about east of the

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. Local tradition holds that

Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

declared Tillenberg the

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in 1813. The German name provided the title of the epic poem ''Der Tillenberg: Ein Sagenschatz aus dem Egerlande'' (''A Treasury of Tales from the

Egerland The Egerland ( cs, Chebsko; german: Egerland; Egerland German dialect: ''Eghalånd'') is a historical region in the far north west of Bohemia in what is today the Czech Republic, at the border with Germany. It is named after the German name ''Eg ...

'') published in 1904 by Ernst Freimut (pseudonym of Johann (Hans) Sommert). On the summit is a set of prominent buildings, which were used by the Soviet Union for electronic espionage into Germany during the Cold War. Now it is a radio and television transmission tower. Soviet intelligence

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Dylen (Tillenberg), 940 m
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Mountains and hills of the Czech Republic Mountains and hills of the Upper Palatine Forest {{KarlovyVary-geo-stub