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Venus Bowls on Smolný Hill (Rychleby Mountains)

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    July 24, 2024

    🇩🇪 Das nationale Naturdenkmal "Venusschalen" besteht aus Granitvertiefungen, die an risige Schüsseln erinnern. These formations are located in a small rock town on the summit of the Smolný Hills, near the village of Velká Kraš in the Rychleb Mountains.
    Die größte der Felsschalen shows an almost perfect circular outline with a diameter of 1.5 meters and a depth of über einem meter and can hold about 65 liters of water. Lange Zeit wurden diese durch biochemische Verwitterung des Granits entstandenen Formationen als Opferschalen betrachtet. Der Gipfel des Smolné vrch, auf dem sich die Venusschalen befinden, wurde zu einem Aussichtspunkt umgestaltet. From here you can see a beautiful view of the Žulovská-Gebirge, the Šírava-Wiesen and the northern part of the Hauptkamms des Rychleb-Gebirges.
    Die Entstehung der Venusschalen wird der erosiven Wirkung von Regenwasser und dessen chemischen Eigenschaften zugeschrieben. Durch die Verwitterung sind an den Felsen weitere bemerkenswerte Formationen entstanden, darunter Felssitze und -sessel, Nischen, Rillenreste und Felshöhlen, die als Tafoni bezeichnet werden.
    Rund um die Venusschalen ranken sich zährliche Legenden. Eine besagt dass die Schalen der Venus magische Kräfte besitzen – eine Frau, die angeblich in einer der Steinschalen sitzt, wird innerhalb eines Jahres heiraten und schwanger werden. Eine andere Legende erzählt von einem Märchenvolk namens Venusvolk, das hier leben soll. Diese als gutmütig und freundlich beschrieben Wesen, die etwas größer als Zwerge sind, sollen nachts in den Steinschüsseln bathen, kochen und waschen. Then helfen sie verloren gegangenen Pilgern, den richtigen Weg zu finden. Den Frauen dieses Volkes wird extraordinaire Schönheit nachgesagt.


    🇨🇿 The Venus Bowls national natural monument consists of granite depressions that resemble giant bowls. These formations are located in a small rock town at the top of the Smolný hill, near the village of Velká Kraš in the Rychleb Mountains.
    The largest of the rock bowls has an almost perfect circular plan with a diameter of 1.5 meters and a depth of over a meter and holds around 65 liters of water. For a long time, these formations, created by the biochemical weathering of granite, were considered sacrificial bowls. The top of Smolné vrch, where the Venus bowls are located, is transformed into a lookout point. From here there is a wonderful view of the Žulovské Mountains, the Šírava Meadows and the northern part of the main ridge of the Rychleb Mountains.
    The formation of Venus' crust is attributed to the erosive effects of rainwater and its chemical properties. Weathering has created other remarkable formations on the rocks, including rock saddles and seats, niches, the remains of grooves and rock caves known as tafoni.
    There are many legends about Venus bowls. One says that the bowls of Venus have magical powers - a woman sitting in one of the stone bowls is said to be married and pregnant within a year. Another legend tells of a fairy-tale people called Venus who supposedly live here. Described as good-natured and friendly and slightly larger than dwarves, these creatures are said to bathe, cook and wash in stone bowls at night. They then help lost pilgrims find the right way. The women of this people are said to be of extraordinary beauty.

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