Prameny Vltavy, Natural spring in Bučina, Czech Republic.

Prameny Vltavy is a symbolic spring about 5.5 km south-southwest of Kvilda, where water is piped into a stone well; the actual sources lie higher on the inaccessible slope of Černá hora (1,316 m). Since 2004 a statue by carver David Fiala stands at the symbolic spring.

A chalet of the Club of Czechoslovak Tourists was built here in 1922–1923. In 1942 it became a prisoner-of-war camp for Red Army officers; on 30 April 1945 an American reconnaissance unit reached it and reportedly found 70 emaciated prisoners. The chalet was demolished in 1953 during construction of the Iron Curtain.

The stone well at the symbolic spring is fed by a wooden pipe running under the asphalt road; the real springs lie higher on the inaccessible slope of Černá hora. Since 2004 a statue by carver David Fiala, made at a Kvilda sculpture symposium, stands beside the well.

Visitors reach the spring via marked hiking paths starting from Kvilda, following routes across moderately challenging terrain. Proper hiking boots and weather protection are important, as conditions in the mountains can change quickly.

The stone well at the symbolic spring is fed by a wooden pipe running beneath the asphalt road; the real sources lie higher on the inaccessible southeastern slope of Černá hora (1,316 m). Water from one of them carries a high silver content, leading scientists to think it may pass underground through a former medieval silver mine.