Velký Kosíř, Mountain summit in Haná region, Czech Republic

Velký Kosíř is a wooded, elongated hill rising to 442 m in the Bouzovská vrchovina, the southernmost part of the Zábřežská vrchovina, 9 km northwest of Prostějov. Its steep southwestern slope drops sharply from the Haná plain, while the other slopes are gentle. A 28 m lookout tower with a platform at 25 m stands on the summit.

The hill is formed of Carboniferous sediments, roughly 340 million years old, and fossils of oysters, mussels and sea urchins have been found on it. People lived in the area in the Palaeolithic, and in 1972 archaeologists found the Venus of Kosíř, an Eneolithic female figurine. A memorial to František Palacký was built at the quarries near Čelechovice na Hané in 1898 for the 100th anniversary of his birth.

The name comes from the hill's elongated shape, said to resemble a scythe (Czech kosa); for its position in the flat Haná plain it is jokingly called the "Mont Blanc of Haná". A memorial to František Palacký stands by the asphalt road from Čelechovice na Hané near the quarries, erected in 1898 for the 100th anniversary of his birth at the village's expense.

Marked hiking trails lead to the summit from Čechy pod Kosířem and surrounding villages with clear signage. Wear sturdy footwear as the terrain includes forest paths and rocky sections.

The name comes from the hill's elongated shape, said to resemble a scythe (Czech kosa), and its isolated position over the flat Haná plain earned it the joking nickname "Mont Blanc of Haná". Archaeologists found the Venus of Kosíř, a unique Copper Age female figurine, here in 1972.