Goethova skalka, protected area in Czech Republic

Goethova skalka is a natural monument in Hazlov featuring an extended rock formation that stretches roughly 400 meters. The rocks consist of quartzite and have been fractured by frost and weathering into distinctive shapes that resemble small towers and natural sculptures.

Quartzite was quarried here in small pits until 1946, and the largest pit, outside today's protected area, kept working into the 1960s. The site is a natural monument in the Cheb district, managed by the Karlovy Vary regional office. About 550 m from its edge stands a memorial plaque recalling a stay of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

The name comes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who stayed in the area; a memorial plaque about 550 m from the edge of the protected area recalls his visit. The quartzite crags themselves are called Goethova skalka after him, linking the rock ridge below Goethovo vrch (670 m) to the poet's memory.

The monument lies about 3 km northwest of Hazlov, on the right side of the Hazlov–Aš road beneath Goethův vrch (670 m). It sits at the edge of the forest within the Halštrov natural park, and a memorial plaque to Goethe stands about 550 m from the protected area's edge.

The rocks formed from a quartzite deposit that fractured over thousands of years through frost and water action into unusual shapes. These geological processes transformed the landscape into a patchwork of miniature towers and natural columns.