Prameny U korýtka, Spring box in Zábřeh, Czech Republic.
Prameny U korýtka consists of two springs in the Zábřeh forest park below the Petruškova Street parking area, near the Oder River. The first spring is unmaintained and rises naturally from the slope; the second, larger one flows from a pipe set in a stone wall into a trapezoidal drainage channel. The springs lie at 235 metres above sea level.
During the First Czechoslovak Republic, an excursion restaurant stood near the spring and drew day-trippers from Ostrava. The springs themselves are fed by water from the summit of Ondřejník hill, and the nearby artificial channel of the Oder gave the site part of its name.
The name refers to the artificial channel of the Oder nearby and possibly to the trough under the spring or a former cattle watering place. The springs are fed by water from the top of Ondřejník hill. During the First Republic a popular excursion restaurant stood close by.
This spring box is located in the wooded section of Zábřeh forest and is reachable on foot from nearby parking areas along Petruškova Street. The walk takes you through the woodland park and is accessible for casual hikers.
The springs feed on water from the top of Ondřejník hill, so the flow at the stone wall comes from a slope well above the park. The nearby monument recalls Czechoslovak tank crews who crossed the Oder during the liberation of Ostrava.
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