Velký Blaník, Nature reserve in Louňovice pod Blaníkem, Czech Republic.

Velký Blaník is a 638-metre hill in the Blaník Protected Landscape Area, near Louňovice pod Blaníkem south of Vlašim. Its summit holds a tourist hut with a wooden lookout tower built in 1941 in the shape of a Hussite watchtower. The hill is made of Moldanubian orthogneiss, with exposed rock ledges, frost cliffs and boulder streams.

About 2,400 years ago the summit was probably unwooded and held a Celtic Hallstatt-La Tène hillfort. In the Middle Ages the hill was covered by forest with a strong beech component, managed as coppice in some periods. Spruce was planted for reforestation in the early 20th century, giving today's more than 40% share, while fir declined during that century.

The mountain features prominently in Czech folklore as a legendary refuge for knights who are said to awaken and defend Bohemia in times of need. This tale shapes how locals view and relate to the place today.

The summit holds a tourist chalet with a wooden lookout tower built in 1941 in the shape of a Hussite bell tower. The ridge runs from northeast to southwest, with slab-like orthorulite outcrops and boulder streams beside the path. The reserve covers 84.68 hectares, declared in 1992 within CHKO Blaník.

The lookout on the summit is a wooden tower built in 1941 in the shape of a Hussite bell turret. The basic stone of the National Theatre in Prague came from the Velký Blaník area, a link between the hill and the city's main stage.