Dyleň () is a mountain in the

Karlovy Vary Region The Karlovy Vary Region () is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the westernmost part of the country. It is named after its capital Karlovy Vary. It is known for spas, which include Karlovy Vary and Mariánské Lázně. ...

of the

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. At above sea level, its summit is the second-highest peak in the Upper Palatinate Forest. The summit is located in the Stará Voda municipality. It lies about east of the Czech Republic–Germany border. Local tradition holds that

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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'') 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.

Climate

Dyleň has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...

(

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''Dfb''). The annual average temperature is , the hottest month in August is , and the coldest month is in January. The annual precipitation is , of which July is the wettest with , while February is the driest with only . The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from on 7 February 2012 to on 13 August 2003.

References

External links

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