Černá studně, Natural spring in Blatiny, Czech Republic.
Černá studně is a spring in the forest between Milovy and Blatiny, near the Malínská skála and Drátník rocks in the Žďárské vrchy. The spring is lined with stones and covered by a wooden roof built by Lesy České republiky. Two elms were planted nearby, and the water flows into Černý potok.
The sources record no founding date or historical event for Černá studně. Its wooden shelter was built by Lesy České republiky, the state forest enterprise, and two elms were planted beside the spring. About 180 m across the road stands a monument to fallen foresters, the only dated landmark in the area.
The name Černá studně, "Black Spring", refers to the dark forest setting between Milovy and Blatiny. The water flows into Černý potok, the Black Brook, part of the Svratka basin draining to the Black Sea. The wooden roof over the stone-lined basin was built by Lesy České republiky, the state forest enterprise.
The spring sits by a forest road used as a hiking and cycling route between Milovy and Blatiny, at about 656 m above sea level, and is freely accessible all year. The water is not potable, so do not fill bottles here. About 180 m away, on the opposite side of the road, stands the Monument to Fallen Foresters.
The water is not potable, as stated in the source. About 180 m across the road from the spring stands a monument to fallen foresters, a detail many visitors pass without noticing. The spring lies at roughly 656 m above sea level between Milovy and Blatiny, near the Malínská skála and Drátník rocks.
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