Slavkovský les

Slavkovský les
The Slavkovský les in the west of the Czech Republic
Highest point
Peak Lesný
Elevation 983 m (3,225 ft)
Geography
State Czech Republic
Range coordinates 50°03′00″N 12°40′00″E / 50.05000°N 12.66667°E / 50.05000; 12.66667Coordinates: 50°03′00″N 12°40′00″E / 50.05000°N 12.66667°E / 50.05000; 12.66667

The Slavkovský les,[1] also called the Emperor's Forest[1], German: Kaiserwald), is a mountain range in the Czech Republic in the triangle formed by the towns of Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně and Františkovy Lázně.

References

  1. 1 2 Karlovy Vary/Czech Republic at www.sachsen.de. Retrieved 14 Nov 2016.

Literature

  • Jiří Majer: Těžba cinu ve Slavkovském lese v 16. stoleti, Prague, 1970
  • Jiří Majer: Die Forstwirtschaft und Holzverwendung in den böhmischen Bergrevieren des Westerzgebirges und des Kaiserwaldes während des 16. Jahrhunderts. in: Sächsische Heimatblätter 43(1997)1, pp. 11–18
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