Wooden sculptures at Libverda lookouts, Educational trail with wooden sculptures in Lázně Libverda, Czech Republic.
Vyhlídky nad Libverdou is a five-stop lookout circuit around Lázně Libverda in the Liberec region. Each stop has a stand with an information board giving the local legend behind its name and a panoramic map of the visible landmarks, plus a wooden sculpture of the legend's figure carved in 2009. The stops are Libverdské prameny, Pekelská sázka, Dobrý duch MUHU, Hájníkův kohout and Hejnická madona.
The lookout circuit was created as a marked tourist route with five stops around Lázně Libverda. In 2009 the village held the 'Libverdské sochání' event at the Obří sud, producing wooden sculptures of fairy-tale figures tied to each stop's legend. A second carving event in 2012 added benches at the stops.
Each stop is named after a local legend printed on its information board: the robber Černý Honza and the Libverda springs, St Martin's bet with Lucifer over the farmer Jíra, the guardian spirit MUHU, the rooster credited with finding the healing springs, and the Hejnice Madonna. Wooden sculptures made at the Libverdské sochání 2009 illustrate these tales.
The five stops lie around Lázně Libverda: north of the centre, near road III/29015 toward Přebytek and Ludvíkov pod Smrkem, east of the Obří sud restaurant by the Singltrek pod Smrkem trail, on the path to Jizerka and Hubertka, and by the cemetery. A marked hiking route passes the Hájníkova kohouta stop.
The sculptures were carved during the "Libverdské sochání 2009" event held by the village beside the Obří sud restaurant; a second carving event in 2012 produced the benches at the stops. A tourist stamp numbered 1695 can be bought for the circuit.
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