Říp Mountain
Říp Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 461 m (1,512 ft) |
Prominence | 200 m (660 ft) |
Isolation | 21.5 km (13.4 mi) |
Coordinates | 50°23′11″N 14°17′18″E / 50.38639°N 14.28833°E |
Geography | |
Location | Czech Republic |
Parent range | Lower Ohře Table |
Říp Mountain (also known as Říp Hill; IPA: [ˈɦora ˈr̝iːp] ⓘ; German: [Sankt] Georgsberg or Raudnitzer Berg) is a 461 metres (1,512 ft) high solitary hill located 20 km south-east of Litoměřice, Czech Republic. According to national legend, it is the place where the first Czechs settled. The mountain and the rotunda on its top are among the Czech national cultural monuments.[1]
Říp, being visible from great distance, has always been an important orientation point in the Bohemian scenery and has attracted attention since the oldest times.
Geomorphology
In the terms of the geomorphological division, Říp is located in a flatland of the Lower Ohře Table within the Central Bohemian Table macroregion, and is the highest peak of this entire macroregion.
Geology
Geologically, Říp is the erosional remnant of a late
Nature
The hill was bare until 1879 when Mořic
Name
The name of the mountain is of pre-
Legend
According to a traditional legend, first recorded by the ancient Czech chronicler
The land was named after the leader. In the 16th century, the legend was revived by
Buildings
On top of the hill there is a
Inside the rotunda is a stone sculpture by contemporary Czech artist Stanislav Hanzík "The Good Shepherd" from 1979, symbolising the arrival of Czech ancestors to the country and the beginning of Czech history there.
Near the rotunda is a tourist hut that was built in 1907 and still serves travellers today. In accordance with the patriotic spirit of that era, a wooden plate is mounted on the hut wall that says, "What
Points of interest
The top of Říp became a popular pilgrimage place and a frequent site of national manifestations and mass meetings. A famous manifestation was held there on 10 May 1868 when the foundation stone was taken from the hill for the newly built National Theatre in Prague. Tradition has it that each Czech should climb this mountain at least once in his life.[6]
References
- ^ "Hora Říp s rotundou sv. Jiří" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách: Jejich vznik, původní význam a změny, díl 3. M-Ř. Prague, Czechoslovakia: Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences.
- ^ "Od Řípu až k Babě po vrcholcích hor" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 10 December 2011.
- ^ "Kterak Říp k svému jménu přišel" (in Czech). Vesmír. 5 June 1996.
- ^ "Praotec Čech". hora-rip.cz. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ hora-rip.eu