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Memorial of Valachian Sheep

Memorial of Valachian Sheep, Plastic monument in Gruň, Czech Republic.

The Memorial of Valachian Sheep is a life-size plastic statue of a horned sheep standing on a low plinth beneath a tall tree on the southeastern slope of Kozlena hill in the Moravian-Silesian Beskydy mountains, at Gruň in the municipality of Staré Hamry. The plinth bears the name "KATKA DOSTALOVA". The statue stands beside a tourist rest area and an information panel of the Gruň – Bílý Kříž educational trail.

The monument recalls the Valachian sheep (valaška, Ovis orientalis f. aries), whose breeding was preserved from extinction by the JZD Staré Hamry collective farm, which also maintains its herd book. The life-size plastic statue of a horned sheep stands on a low plinth bearing the name "KATKA DOSTALOVA", below a tall tree by a trail rest stop and an information panel of the Gruň – Bílý Kříž educational trail.

The life-size horned sheep statue stands on a low plinth bearing the name "KATKA DOSTALOVA". The breed it depicts, the Valachian sheep (valaška), survived thanks to the cooperative farm JZD Staré Hamry and now has its own herd book. The statue sits by a trail rest stop and an information panel of the Gruň – Bílý Kříž educational trail.

The statue stands on the southeastern slope of Kozlena hill in the Moravian-Silesian Beskydy, in the Gruň hamlet of Staré Hamry, within the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area. It is placed by a tourist rest spot and an information panel of the Gruň – Bílý Kříž educational trail. The site is freely accessible all year round.

The life-size horned sheep statue is made of plastic and stands on a low plinth bearing the name "KATKA DOSTALOVA". It stands beneath a tall tree beside a hikers' rest spot and an information panel of the Gruň – Bílý Kříž nature trail.

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