Černá hora (Bohemian Forest)

Černá hora (i.e. Black Mountain; German: Schwarzenberg) is a 1,316-metre-high (4,318 ft) mountain in the Bohemian Forest, near the border with Bavaria, Germany. Its summit is entirely covered in dense spruce forest. At the foot of the mountain there is the source of the longest Czech river, the Vltava.[1]

Černá hora
Highest point
Elevation1,316 m (4,318 ft)
Coordinates48°58′44″N 13°33′3″E / 48.97889°N 13.55083°E / 48.97889; 13.55083
Geography
Černá hora is located in Czech Republic
Černá hora
Černá hora
Location in the Czech Republic
LocationKvilda, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Parent rangeBohemian Forest

The northern and eastern slopes of the mountain lie in the municipal territory of Kvilda, the western slopes lie in the territory of Modrava.

References edit

  1. ^ Jiří Chyský; Paul Wagret (1967), Czechoslovakia, Nagel Publishers