Tábor, Mountain summit in the Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge, Czech Republic
Tábor is a 683 m summit in the Ještědsko-kozákovský hřbet range, 3 km south of Lomnice nad Popelkou. Its top is built of Permian basaltic andesite (melaphyre), with Carboniferous and Permian conglomerates, arkoses, sandstones and claystones on the slopes. A Baroque Church of the Transfiguration from 1704 and the Tichánek lookout tower stand on the summit.
The hill was originally called Chlum; the name Tábor comes from Hussite-era popular assemblies held here. A Baroque Church of the Transfiguration was built on the summit in 1704, and in 1911 the brick lookout tower organized by Josef Tichánek opened.
The hill was originally called Chlum; the name Tábor comes from the Hussite-era popular assemblies held here. It is a long-standing pilgrimage site, with the baroque Church of the Transfiguration built in 1704 and a Stations of the Cross on the summit.
Marked hiking trails connect the nearby town of Lomnice nad Popelkou to the summit. Parking is available at the trailhead, and the hike is suitable for people with basic outdoor fitness.
The summit rock is basalt andesite (melaphyre), not sandstone; the surrounding slopes are Carboniferous and Permian conglomerates, arkoses, sandstones and claystones. In the saddle between Tábor and the neighbouring Ředice hill rises the river Cidlina. The 35 m brick lookout tower of 1911 was organised by Josef Tichánek, grandfather of actress Věra Tichánková.
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