Observation tower in Hoslovice, Steel observation tower and transmitter station in Hoslovice, Czech Republic.

The observation tower in Hoslovice is a 50-metre steel telecommunications mast built in 2005 on the wooded Čekanka hill above the village. Its public viewing platform sits 30 metres up, while the base of the mast stands at an elevation of 668 metres. The structure serves a mobile operator and visitors at once.

The tower was constructed in 2005 as an addition to the communications infrastructure of Strakonice District. Its creation addressed both the need for expanded transmission capability and the desire to provide a public viewpoint.

The name Čekanka refers to the wooded hill above Hoslovice where the tower stands. From the 30-metre viewing platform, visitors look out over the Šumava range with Boubín and Bobík, the Zadov ski area, the Javorník lookout and Svatobor hill, and eastward to Kašperk castle at Žďánov.

The tower stands on the wooded Čekanka hill above Hoslovice, in the Strakonice District. The viewing platform is 30 metres up the 50-metre mast, reached by the tower's own stairs; the base of the mast lies at 668 metres above sea level. The open gallery gives a view in all directions, so pick a clear day.

The tower stands on Čekanka, a wooded hill above Hoslovice, at 668 m above sea level; that figure is the elevation of the base, not the height of the structure. The steel mast itself measures 50 m, and the viewing platform sits at 30 m.