Śląskie Kamienie
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Śląskie Kamienie or Dívčí kameny ("Silesian Rocks" or "Maiden Rocks"), 1413 metres (4,635.8 ft) and Czeskie Kamienie
or Mužské kameny ("Czech Rocks" or "Man Rocks" in Polish
and Czech
respectively), 1416 metres (4,645.7 ft) is a twin peak and a rock formation situated in the western part of Karkonosze
on Polish and Czech border within the Karkonosze National Park
on the Polish–Czech Friendship Trail. The rocks are up to 8 m high.
and the Przełęcz Karkonoska
. The border straddles the peak. A stone monument reminds the tragedy of the Czech journalist Rudolf Kalman, who died here during a snow storm on 14 January 1929.
Czeskie Kamienie
Czeskie Kamienie or Mužské kameny , and Śląskie Kamienie or Dívčí kameny , is a twin peak and a rock formation situated in the western part of Karkonosze on Polish and Czech border within the Karkonosze National Park on the Polish–Czech Friendship Trail...
or Mužské kameny ("Czech Rocks" or "Man Rocks" in Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
and Czech
Czech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
respectively), 1416 metres (4,645.7 ft) is a twin peak and a rock formation situated in the western part of Karkonosze
Karkonosze
Krkonoše is a mountain range located in the north of the Czech Republic and the south-west of Poland, part of the Sudetes mountain system . The Czech-Polish border, which divides the historic regions of Bohemia and Silesia, runs along the main ridge...
on Polish and Czech border within the Karkonosze National Park
Karkonosze National Park
The Karkonosze National Park is a National Park in the Karkonosze Mountains in southwestern Poland.The park is located in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, along the border with the Czech Republic. It was created in 1959 to cover an area of 55.10 km²; today it is slightly larger at , of which 17.18 km²...
on the Polish–Czech Friendship Trail. The rocks are up to 8 m high.
Location
The twin peak is located in the main ridge, between ŚmielecŚmielec
Śmielec is a mountain peak situated in the western part of Karkonosze on Polish and Czech border within the Karkonosze National Park. The prak is covered in granite rubble.- Situation :...
and the Przełęcz Karkonoska
Przełęcz Karkonoska
Przełęcz Karkonoska is a mountain pass in the central Karkonosze Mountains on the Polish-Czech border. At , it is the lowest point of the main ridge of the Karkonosze and, despite lying on the Polish-Czech border, Przełęcz Karkonoska, the Polish name, has no Czech equivalent...
. The border straddles the peak. A stone monument reminds the tragedy of the Czech journalist Rudolf Kalman, who died here during a snow storm on 14 January 1929.