Úhošt
Encyclopedia
Úhošť is a hill (improperly designated mesa
) near Kadaň
, Czech Republic
between the villages Brodce
and Pokutice. The hill is part of Doupov Mountains. It reaches the elevation of 592 metres and has the area of 282 acres (the area of the plateau on top is nearly 200 acres). It has been ranked among Czech National Natural Reservations since 1974. It is also a place where might have occurred the battle of Wogastisburg in 631AD.
. The slopes are covered with natural forest and steppe phytocoenose with such plants as hepatica
s, orchis
, pasqueflowers and others. There is also a rich bird colony (owl
s, bee-eater
s etc.). A nature trail leads to the top and around the plateau.
and some cultures from the Bronze Age
(Knovíz culture) have been approved by excavations. The first written record of the village comes from 1401 when it was sold to a Kadaň townsman. It changed the holders coming usually from the nearby noble families such as (Egerberks, Fictums, Lobkowitzs, Thuns). It remained in the property of Thuns since the confiscations after the Battle of White Mountain
till 1850 when it became an independent village and had a steady population of about 50 people. The population started to decline after the World War II
and the village was officially dissolved in 1963. Nowadays there are just scrubby ruins of several houses.
Mesa
A mesa or table mountain is an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs. It takes its name from its characteristic table-top shape....
) near Kadaň
Kadan
Kadaň , is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.The city lies on the banks of the river Ohře. Although it is situated in an industrial part of the Czech Republic there is no major industry within the city and people usually work in offices or have to commute. There are two...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
between the villages Brodce
Brodce
Brodce is a market town and municipality in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. -Notes:*This article was initially translated from the Czech Wikipedia....
and Pokutice. The hill is part of Doupov Mountains. It reaches the elevation of 592 metres and has the area of 282 acres (the area of the plateau on top is nearly 200 acres). It has been ranked among Czech National Natural Reservations since 1974. It is also a place where might have occurred the battle of Wogastisburg in 631AD.
Natural Wealth
The hill arose in connection with the volcanic activity thad created all the Doupov Mountains. It is thus mainly formed by basaltBasalt
Basalt is a common extrusive volcanic rock. It is usually grey to black and fine-grained due to rapid cooling of lava at the surface of a planet. It may be porphyritic containing larger crystals in a fine matrix, or vesicular, or frothy scoria. Unweathered basalt is black or grey...
. The slopes are covered with natural forest and steppe phytocoenose with such plants as hepatica
Hepatica
Hepatica is a genus of herbaceous perennials in the buttercup family, native to central and northern Europe, Asia and eastern North America...
s, orchis
Orchis
Orchis is a genus in the orchid family . This genus gets its name from the Ancient Greek ὄρχις orchis, meaning "testicle", from the appearance of the paired subterranean tuberoids....
, pasqueflowers and others. There is also a rich bird colony (owl
Owl
Owls are a group of birds that belong to the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 bird of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions . Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish...
s, bee-eater
Bee-eater
The bee-eaters are a group of near-passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa and Asia but others occur in southern Europe, Australia, and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies, and usually elongated central tail feathers...
s etc.). A nature trail leads to the top and around the plateau.
Village
There used to be a village Úhošť on the top of the hill. It probably existed in PrehistoryPrehistory
Prehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
and some cultures from the Bronze Age
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
(Knovíz culture) have been approved by excavations. The first written record of the village comes from 1401 when it was sold to a Kadaň townsman. It changed the holders coming usually from the nearby noble families such as (Egerberks, Fictums, Lobkowitzs, Thuns). It remained in the property of Thuns since the confiscations after the Battle of White Mountain
Battle of White Mountain
The Battle of White Mountain, 8 November 1620 was an early battle in the Thirty Years' War in which an army of 30,000 Bohemians and mercenaries under Christian of Anhalt were routed by 27,000 men of the combined armies of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor under Charles Bonaventure de Longueval,...
till 1850 when it became an independent village and had a steady population of about 50 people. The population started to decline after the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the village was officially dissolved in 1963. Nowadays there are just scrubby ruins of several houses.