Medník, Mountain summit in Central Bohemia, Czech Republic.
Medník is a hill of 416.5 m above sea level rising over the Sázava valley near the village of Pikovice, in the territory of Hradištko. Its slopes are covered with deciduous forest, and the hill is protected as a national nature monument.
Medník is protected as a national nature monument, a status held by the site for its stand of the endangered dog's-tooth violet. The summit is linked with the treasure hunter Josef Mužík, who searched the hill for artefacts hidden there in 1945 by the German army. On 22 February 2026 a memorial stone to Mužík was laid in the saddle below the summit by members of the association Lokace artefaktů.
The slopes host the only Czech population of a rare flowering plant that draws botanical interest. Visitors can observe how different plant species adapt to the various elevation levels across the mountain.
The summit is accessible via marked hiking trails that start from Pikovice village. Parking is available near the Sázava River bridge for those arriving by car.
A memorial stone for treasure hunter Josef Mužík was placed in Medník's saddle on 22 February 2026. He searched the hill for artefacts hidden there by the German army in 1945; the stone, donated by members of the Lokace artefaktů association, recalls the futility of the search for eternal life.
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