Židova strouha, Natural monument near Hodonice, Czech Republic.
Židova strouha is a natural monument protecting a canyon-like valley along the stream of the same name in the Tábor Hills, on the border of the České Budějovice and Tábor districts. Its slopes carry fragments of relict pine forest and communities of lichens and mosses.
Židova strouha is a natural monument protecting the canyon-like valley of the same-named stream in the Tábor Hills, on the border of the České Budějovice and Tábor districts. The protected area is administered by the regional authority of the South Bohemian Region, and the site is documented in the 2003 survey of protected areas of the Českobudějovicko region.
The name Židova strouha means "Jew's stream" in Czech, a name whose origin the sources do not explain. The yellow-marked hiking trail from Bechyně to Týn nad Vltavou runs through the protected valley and crosses the stream several times without footbridges, so walkers ford the water directly.
The natural monument is reached on the yellow-marked hiking trail running from Bechyně to Týn nad Vltavou; the path crosses the stream several times without footbridges, so expect wet feet. The protected area is administered by the regional authority of the South Bohemian Region.
The protected area is a canyon-like valley with fragments of relict pine forest on the rocks, alongside lichen and moss communities. The yellow hiking trail from Bechyně to Týn nad Vltavou crosses the stream several times without footbridges.
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