Forest theater
After the First World War, a group of forest theater enthusiasts was founded under the leadership of Professor Rudolf Ringel. In 1920, the "Divadelní spolek Sloup" was founded. They originally started playing in the hall of a local hotel. In the same year, the idea of own theater stage was born. A forest area with romantic rocks on the land of Count Augustian Kisnký by the road leading to Svojkov came into consideration. With the support of Count Kinski, local businessmen and Novy Bor manufacturers, they managed to collect 50,000 Czech crowns and during 1921 build a forest scene that was unmatched by any other in Bohemia. Corridors were excavated in the sandstone rock, a podium, a sandstone tower and a wall with a Gothic gate and seats for 2,000 visitors were built. On Whit Sunday 1921, Professor Ringel inaugurated the new forest theater. The first theatrical performance was the drama "The Sunken Bell". Thanks to the excellent acoustics, operas and operettas were also performed here (eg The Magician or The Gypsy Baron).