The Malá Pravčická Brána () is a natural

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arch, that is about high and wide. It is located in

Bohemian Switzerland Bohemian Switzerland (; ), also known as Czech Switzerland, is a nature region in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in the northwestern Czech Republic, protected as a national park. It has been a protected area (as Elbe Sandstone Mountains Protected ...

near the ''red'' signposted main hiking route (

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) between Mezní Louka and

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. Its name is derived from the nearby

Pravčická brána The Pravčická brána (in English also ''Pravčice Gate'', ''Pravčická Gate'' or ''Pravcicka Gate''; ) is a narrow rock formation in Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic, approx. 3 km northeast of Hřensko. With a span of 26.5 met ...

in the Winterberg area, the largest natural sandstone arch in Europe.

References

* Roland H. Winkelhöfer: ''Durch Höhlen der Böhmischen Schweiz: Höhlenführer und Katasterdokumentation.'' Der Höhlenforscher, Dresden 1997, Bohemian Switzerland Děčín District Natural arches Rock formations of the Czech Republic {{ÚstíNadLabem-geo-stub