The Vlčí hora (German: ''Wolfsberg'', 591 m) is one of the most prominent peaks in the lowlands of the
Šluknov Hook (''Šluknovsko'') in the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
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Location and area
The Vlčí hora is located in the Šluknov Hook, six kilometres west of
Rumburk
Rumburk (; ) is a town in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. It lies on the border with Germany.
Administrative division
Rumburk consists of three municipal parts (in brackets ...
immediately on the edge of the forest and rock landscape of the
Bohemian Switzerland. At its foot are the municipalities of
Staré Křečany (''Alt Ehrenberg'') with the village of
Brtníky (''Zeidler''), and
Krásná Lípa (''Schönlinde'') with its villages of
Sněžná (''Schnauhübel''),
Vlčí Hora (''Wolfsberg'') and
Zahrady (''Gärten''). The summit is crowned by an old mountain hut with an observation tower. At the eastern foot of the mountain is the Veronica Well (''Veronikabrunnen'' or ''Verunčina studánka''). Immediately north of the mountain is the source region of the River
Mandau.
File:Vlci_hora2.jpg, Observation tower
File:Veronikabrunnen.jpg, Veronica Well
File:Koglerova_stezka.jpg, Nature trail
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References
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Mountains and hills of Bohemian Switzerland
Towers in the Czech Republic
Děčín District