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Říp Mountain

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Říp Mountain Říp from the south Highest point Elevation 455.2 m (1,493 ft) Prominence 200 m (660 ft) Coordinates 50°23′11″N 14°17′18″E  /  50.38639°N 14.28833°E  / 50.38639; 14.28833 Coordinates: 50°23′11″N 14°17′18″E  /  50.38639°N 14.28833°E  / 50.38639; 14.28833   Geography Říp Mountain Location in the Czech Republic Location Czech Republic Parent range Central Bohemia Říp Mountain (Czech: hora Říp , IPA:  [ˈɦora ˈr̝iːp]  (   listen ) ; German: [Sankt] Georgsberg or Raudnitzer Berg ), also known as Říp Hill , is a 459 m solitary hill rising up from the central Bohemian flatland where, according to legend, the first Czechs settled. Říp is located 20 km south-east of Litoměřice, Czech Republic. The mountain and the rotunda are among the Czech national cultural monuments. [1] Geologically, Říp is the erosional remnant of a Late Oligocene volcano and is composed of basalt nephelites containing olivine granules, amphibole, leucite and — among others — magnetite, so a local magne...

Ještěd

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"Jested" redirects here. For the past form of the verb "to jest", see jest. Ještěd Jeschken Highest point Elevation 1,012 m (3,320 ft) Coordinates 50°43′56″N 14°59′07″E  /  50.73222°N 14.98528°E  / 50.73222; 14.98528 Coordinates: 50°43′56″N 14°59′07″E  /  50.73222°N 14.98528°E  / 50.73222; 14.98528   Geography Location Czech Republic Ještěd ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɛʃcɛt] ; German: Jeschken ) is the highest mountain peak (1,012 m) of the Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge near Liberec in the north of the Czech Republic. From the summit there are views into Germany and Poland. The Horní Hanychov region of Liberec lies just below the mountain. On the summit is the Ještěd Tower restaurant, hotel and television tower, designed by Karel Hubáček, [1] accessible by road or cable car (Ještěd Cable car). The mountain also has a ski resort. Contents 1 History 2 The ski jumping hills 3 References 4 External links History The origin of the mountain's name is uncertain, it...