Hochwald (Czech ''Hvozd'') is a mountain on the border of
Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...
in southeastern
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
and
Bohemia 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 ...
. It is at above sea level, one of the highest in the
Lusatian/
Zittau
Zittau ( hsb, Žitawa, dsb, Žytawa, pl, Żytawa, cs, Žitava, Upper Lusatian Dialect: ''Sitte''; from Slavic "'' rye''" (Upper Sorbian and Czech: ''žito'', Lower Sorbian: ''žyto'', Polish: ''żyto'')) is the southeasternmost city in the Ge ...
ranges, directly on the Czech/German border. It has two peaks, the southern main summit (through which the state border extends), which lies above sea level, and the north summit, which is away. Due to the visually appealing views from the mountain, it has earned the nickname ''Aussichtsturm des Zittauer Gebirges'' (lit. Lookout Tower of the Zittau Mountains).
Summits
Southern
In 1853, on the Czech side of the mountain, a cottage was built; it burned completely down in 1877. The next year, another was erected in the
half-timber style, and a year after that, the wooden lookout tower, ''Carola'', which would be destroyed in 1891. Because of the numerous visitors, the German side of the mountain saw a restaurant created that still stands today, while the second cottage on the Czech side was demolished in 1951.
Northern
A stone tower was built due to the initial wooden tower being in a state of disrepair, dedicated on September 14, 1892. A short time later, a ticket sales house was created. It was ultimately turned into a restaurant, in which
New Year's Day festivities are held today.
View
From the upper terrace of the mountain, there is an undisturbed field of view east, south, and west. A plethora of other mountains can be seen.
Mountains of Saxony
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