Mužský, Summit in Bohemian Paradise, Czech Republic.
Mužský is a 463 m conical volcanic neck of olivine basalt, the highest point of the Mladá Boleslav district, 5 km east of Mnichovo Hradiště. Its upper slopes are mostly open grassland with shrubs, cut by abandoned quarries that lowered the original summit, and orchards cover the slopes except the northeast segment.
Mužský is the eroded stump of a Tertiary volcano that produced phreatomagmatic eruptions; a small olivine basalt feeder was later exposed by selective erosion above the Cretaceous marl slopes. Its summit was lowered by abandoned quarries, and on 28 June 1866 Austrian guns stood here during the Austro-Prussian War, commemorated by a stone cairn.
The name Mužský ("manly") refers to the hill, not to any climbing tradition. On 5 July 1933 the Society of Friends of Lusatia held a rally here at which 30,000 people supported the Lusatian Sorbs facing repression in Nazi Germany. Earlier, from 1869 to 1890, mass meetings demanding national rights were held on the slopes.
Multiple marked hiking trails lead to the summit with varying difficulty levels to suit different abilities. Trail conditions can change seasonally, so appropriate footwear and preparation are recommended.
On the summit stands a stone cairn marking the position of Austrian guns in the Austro-Prussian War of 28 June 1866. In 1869–1890 the hill hosted mass meetings demanding Czech national rights, and on 5 July 1933 some 30,000 people gathered here in support of the Lusatian Sorbs facing repression in Nazi Germany.
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