Rozhledna Na Větrné horce, Observation tower in Vysoká Srbská, Czech Republic.
Rozhledna Na Větrné horce is an observation tower in Vysoká Srbská constructed from wood and standing 18.3 meters tall. A spiral steel staircase winds through the interior, supported by twelve wooden pillars that reach the observation platform.
The first grant application for a lookout near Vysoká Srbská came in 2010 from the nonprofit Branka, o. p. s., but the project was never funded. The plan later entered the Euroregion Glacensis "Česko–polská Hřebenovka – východní část" project, and a repeated application in 2018 secured about 3 million EUR from Interreg V-A Czech Republic – Poland. The foundation stone was tapped on 30 June 2018 during the village's 750th anniversary; Teplotechna Ostrava built it to a design by Ing. Antonín Olšina, inspection passed on 7 May 2020, and the opening, delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, took place on 31 August 2020.
The tower's name, "Na Větrné horce" (On Windy Mountain), was given when it opened on 31 August 2020, after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the ceremony. Its opening coincided with the 750th anniversary of Vysoká Srbská, whose residents reach it by a 200-metre stony path from the village square past the "Na kopci" pub.
The main viewing platform sits at 14.2 m on the 18.3 m tower. The easiest approach is from the village square, past the "Na kopci" pub, along a stony path that becomes a trodden track across a meadow, roughly 200 m in all. The tower stands 512 m above sea level, about 2 km from the Polish border.
From the platform, visitors can gaze across multiple mountain ranges and landmarks including Hronov, Table Mountains, Javorí Mountains, Ostaš, Teplice Rocks, Giant Mountains, and Orlické Mountains in a single sweeping view. This panoramic reach across the borderlands makes the tower's location particularly rewarding.
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