Pekelský vodopád, Waterfall in Žežice, Czech Republic

Pekelský waterfall is a waterfall in Žežice where water drops 7 meters over dark basalt cliffs surrounded by thick forest. The chasm where the water falls is defined by the black rock formations that give the location its distinctive appearance.

Pekelský potok cut its bed through soft loam and tufa before meeting a hard basalt sill, which it crosses as a roughly 7-metre fall; the old vlastivědné guidebook Vlastivědné výlety z Ústí nad Labem gives 12 m and describes the plunge pool it carved as a kettle called Peklo. The valley below the fall is an erosion gorge. A German memorial stone to a Rudolf, dated 3 June 1917, stands on the left bank about 300 m downstream.

About 300 metres downstream on the left bank stands a memorial stone to a man named Rudolf, whose surname is not preserved. Its German inscription ends with the date 3 June 1917, suggesting he died in the First World War. The nearby hamlet is called Mlýniště, though no written record survives of the mill that supposedly gave it its name.

The location is reachable via a marked yellow hiking trail that starts from Krásné Březno and passes through the forest. The path is easy to walk, though sturdy footwear is wise since the ground can be wet and slippery near the falls.

About 300 metres downstream on the left bank stands a memorial stone to a man named Rudolf, whose surname has not survived. The German inscription, dated 3 June 1917, reads: "An Rudolf. Wir fühlen Deines wehen. Hier, wo Natru mit ihren Wundern. Dir Deine schönsten Stunden schuf." Rudolf most likely died on a World War I battlefield that year.