Prašivá, Mountain summit in Moravian-Silesian Beskids, Czech Republic.
Praszywa is a forested summit at 843 m in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids, in the Ropice range above the villages of Vyšní Lhoty and Komorní Lhotka. Views open only from clearings; below it stands Malá Prašivá (706 m) with the wooden church of St Anthony of Padua from 1640 and a tourist hut from 1921.
The summit lies in the cadastral territories of Vyšní Lhoty and Komorní Lhotka. The ridge begins at Malá Prašivá (706 m), where a wooden church of St Anthony of Padua, originally dedicated to St Ignatius of Loyola, was built in 1640; a tourist lodge followed in 1921. The ridge continues to Čupel (872 m).
The name Prašivá refers to the mountain's poor, thin soil, and the ridge is linked with the wooden Church of Saint Anthony of Padua on Malá Prašivá, built in 1640 and originally dedicated to Saint Ignatius of Loyola. A tourist lodge has stood beside it since 1921.
A marked green hiking trail reaches the summit and connects to other routes in the region. The path is well-signed and accessible from different directions.
The summit lies in the cadastral territories of Vyšní Lhoty and Komorní Lhotka, and streams including the Lučina rise on its slopes. The ridge continues to Čupel at 872 m, while the wooded top allows views only from clearings.
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