Radobýl from south.
Cross on the summit, Litoměřice and Elbe River in the background.
Radobýl (German: Radebeule; 399 metres (1,309 ft)) is a basalt hill in České středohoří mountains, Czech Republic. It rises above village of Žalhostice on right bank of the Elbe River 3 km west of Litoměřice. Part of the hill with abandoned basalt quarry and rich rock steppe flora is under protection as Radobýl Nature Monument (Přírodní památka Radobýl). The hill is a popular hiking destination. From huge metallic cross (erected in 1991) on the bare summit there is almost 360-degrees panoramic view of central part of České středohoří Mts., Litoměřice, Terezín and Lovosice.
In 1944–1945, the Richard I and II subterranean factories were excavated under Radobýl by forced laborers of Leitmeritz concentration camp.[1]
References
- ↑ Skriebeleit, Jörg (2009). "Leitmeritz". In Megargee, Geoffrey P. (ed.). Early Camps, Youth Camps, and Concentration Camps and Subcamps under the SS-Business Administration Main Office (WVHA). Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933–1945. Vol. 1. Translated by Pallavicini, Stephen. Bloomington: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 627. ISBN 978-0-253-35328-3.
- Environment, Litoměřická vinařská stezka. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
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