Prírodný park Peklo, Nature park in Liberec District, Czech Republic
Přírodní park Peklo is a protected nature park of 18.5 km² in the Frýdlantský výběžek, between Nové Město pod Smrkem, Lázně Libverda, Raspenava, Krásný Les and Dolní Řasnice. Its dominant feature is Chlum hill, a phonolite summit; a military ammunition depot stands on the hill within the park.
The park was established by regulation No. 4/97 of the Liberec district office, dated 18 June 1997, covering 18.5 km². Near the phonolite hill Chlum, archaeological finds of ramparts and bronze and iron tools from the turn of the second and first millennium BC were made.
The name Peklo ("Hell") is not explained in the sources; it labels the wooded country around Chlum hill. The park was declared by district office regulation No. 4/97 of 18 June 1997, issued by the Liberec district office under Pavel Pavlík, and covers 18.5 km² among the five named villages.
The park lies in the Frýdlantský výběžek between Nové Město pod Smrkem, Lázně Libverda, Raspenava, Krásný Les and Dolní Řasnice. On Chlum hill stands the Hajniště military ammunition depot, closed to the public, so route walks around the hill rather than to its summit.
The park's name, Peklo, means "Hell" in Czech, yet the sources give no explanation for it; it labels the wooded country around Chlum hill. The protected area was declared by regulation No. 4/97 of the Liberec district office, dated 18 June 1997, and covers 18.5 km² among five villages.
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