You can come across the Blatenský vrch lookout tower on your wanderings through the Ore Mountains about 2 km from Horní Blatná. The lookout tower is located on the route of the two popular nature trails Vlčí jámy (Wolfspinge) and Plattner Kunstgraben (Blatenský příkop). A rest and a climb up the tower are highly recommended.
The 21-metre-high stone lookout tower was built in 1913 on the initiative of the Horní Blatná winter sports club. The lookout tower was part of a hotel and was intended to help develop tourism in this part of the Ore Mountains. The hotel with the lookout tower served its purpose until the 1940s, when a restricted military area was established here. Due to its dilapidated condition, the hotel had to be demolished a few years later. The lookout tower was only preserved thanks to the initiative of members of the Czech Association of Nature Conservationists.
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The observation tower is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the vacations and at the same time at weekends outside the summer season.Public transport
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