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Bismarck Tower on Zelená Hora

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Bismarck Tower on Zelená Hora

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    Location: Karlovarský kraj, Severozápad, Czech Republic

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    April 27, 2025

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    The Bismarck Lookout Tower on the 641-meter-high summit of Zelená hora (Green Mountain) is one of only three such towers in the Czech Republic and the last to still bear …
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    May 11, 2017

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    On 03.10.1909 the Bismarckturm was solemnly inaugurated. A procession of about two thousand citizens moved from the Kaiser-Joseph monument through the town of Eger to Grünberg. After the Second World …
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    April 27, 2025

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    In addition to the Bismarck bust, which once stood above the entrance but has since disappeared and been replaced by the Cheb city coat of arms, the building is decorated with ancient Germanic symbols. On the walls of the stairwell are 43 granite slabs with carved runic inscriptions. These add to the tower's mystery, but contain no mystical messages, merely dedications to Cheb's citizens, praises of Bismarck, and the anti-Slavic and anti-Semitic nationalist Georg Ritter von Schönerer.
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    1. Cheb Castle Walls – Bismarck Tower on Zelená Hora loop from Cheb

    16.2km

    04:28

    260m

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Elevation 640 m

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