Kozubová, Mountain summit in Moravian-Silesian Beskids, Czech Republic.
Kozubová is a mountain summit in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids that rises to 981 meters and marks a natural boundary point between three municipalities. The communities of Milíkov, Košařiska, and Dolní Lomná meet at this location.
The first Polish tourist hut in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids opened here on 8 September 1929, built by the Polish Tourist Society "Beskid Śląski" from Orlová at 940 m. It burned down on 9 February 1973 and was replaced by a recreation house of the Kovona works in Karviná, now a mountain hotel. The stone Chapel of Saint Anne was consecrated in 1937.
The name's origin is uncertain: one theory traces it to a shepherd's hut recorded as "salaš Kozubuw" in a 1687 memorial of Beskid villages. Others link "kozub" to the Slovak word for hearth, or to an old Polish dialect term for a bird's nest or basket.
Several marked hiking trails lead to the summit from villages at the base, with the most accessible routes starting from Bocanovice through wooded paths. Proper footwear and time to pace yourself are helpful since the terrain slopes upward.
The original Polish Tourist Society "Beskid Śląski" hut, opened on 8 September 1929, was the only Polish tourist shelter operating outside Poland between the wars. It burned down on 9 February 1973 and was later rebuilt as a recreation house for the Kovona works in Karviná, now a mountain hotel reached by a narrow, winding road from Milíkov.
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