Smrk (Moravian-Silesian Beskids)
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| Smrk | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,276.3 m (4,187 ft) |
| Prominence | 591 m (1,939 ft)  |
| Isolation | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) |
| Coordinates | 49°30′30″N 18°22′20″E / 49.50833°N 18.37222°E |
| Geography | |
  Smrk Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Location | Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic |
| Parent range | Moravian-Silesian Beskids |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Godulian sandstone |
Smrk is a
Ostravice River (in the East) and Čeladenka
(in the West) river valleys; in the South it merges in the lower Zadní hory (i.e. Rear mountains) area.
Although its name (which means
spruce plantations. These were heavily damaged by industrial fall-out from the Ostrava region also because non-natives spruce varieties, which were not well adapted to the local climate, were planted there. Thus everyone coming to Smrk from North will see a mountain stripped of trees in its upper parts. Other slopes were not so heavily damaged and are still forested in most places. Especially in the Čeladenka
river valley there any many stretches of preserved or newly planted beech trees.
There are limited views from the summit which is covered in most places by also secondary (non-native to the
mountain pines. Next to the secondary summit of Malý Smrk (i.e. Little Spruce) there are John Lennon and Jan Palach
memorials.
Smrk belongs to the
Beskydy Landscape Protected Area (Czech: Chráněná krajinná oblast Beskydy). Its summit lies partly in the first (most protected) zone. Furthermore, there are Smrk and Malý Smrk Reserves (Czech: Přírodní rezervace Smrk and Czech
: Přírodní rezervace Malý Smrk) in the best preserved and most valuable areas of both summits.
External links
- Rohlík, Jiří (2001). Moravskoslezské Beskydy, Soubor turistických map 1:50 000. Praha: TRASA, s.r.o. ISBN 80-85999-29-3.
- Ludvík, Marcel (1987). Beskydy, Turistický průvodce ČSSR. Praha: Olympia. 27-031-87.
- Podešva, Zdeněk (2004-09-01). "PR Smrk". Zvláště chráněná území Zlínského kraje, CHKO Beskydy a CHKO Bílé Karpaty. Retrieved 2007-01-08.