The Rudolfův kámen (also called Ostroh; german: Rudolfstein or ''Hoher Stein'') is a rocky hill in the

Elbe Sandstone Mountains The Elbe Sandstone Mountains, also called the Elbe Sandstone Highlands (german: Elbsandsteingebirge; cs, Děčinská vrchovina), are a mountain range straddling the border between the state of Saxony in southeastern Germany and the North Bohemian ...

in the

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 ...

, in the territory of

Jetřichovice Jetřichovice (german: Dittersbach) is a municipality and village in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. The folk architecture in the village of Vysoká Lípa is well preserved and i ...

. It is located in the in the

Bohemian Switzerland Bohemian Switzerland ( cs, České Švýcarsko; german: Böhmische Schweiz), also known as Czech Switzerland, is a picturesque region in the north-western Czech Republic. It has been a protected area (as Elbe Sandstone Mountains Protected Landscap ...

National Park and has an elevation of above sea level. Rudolfův kámen is part of the Jetřichovice Rocks and belong to the most visited viewing points in the area. It was named in 1824 after

Rudolf, 6th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau Rudolf, 6th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (german: Rudolf Josef Anton Ferdinand Franz Leonhard Wilhelm Guido Fürst Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau; 30 March 180227 January 1836) was the 6th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau. Early life ...

. A hut was built at the top.

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