Andělský vrch, Mountain summit in Zawidów, Poland.
Schöbicht is a mountain summit near Zawidów in the border region between Poland and the Czech Republic. The peak offers views across forests and valleys on both sides of the frontier and is reached by marked hiking trails.
The old name Schöbicht comes from a steeply rising road that crossed a pass south of the mountain between Straßberg and Neustadt. The village of Schickewald, on the border between Silesia and Bohemia, was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War and disappeared. In 1803/4 Adolf Traugott von Gersdorff built a tower on the northeast flank at about 600 m, used as an observatory and later called Mon Plaisir and then Kaiser-Wilhelm-Turm; after 1945 only its outer walls remained.
The angel names of the springs at the foot of the mountain — Rafael, Michael, Uriel and the small bog pool Samuel — were chosen because they lie on the slope of Andělský vrch, "Angel Mountain". The German name Schöbicht comes from an old steep road that crossed a pass south of the summit between Straßberg and Neustadt.
The hike to the summit takes about two to three hours on marked trails starting near the Zawidów parking area. The best conditions for climbing are from late spring through early autumn.
The angel names of the springs at the foot of the hill — Rafael, Michael, Uriel and Samuel — were chosen because they lie on Andělský vrch, whose Czech name means Angel Mountain. The strongest, Michael, reaches 5500 Bq/l.
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