Bedřichova vyhlídka - Bedřichova vyhlídka

Bedřichov Hill (formerly Novoveský vrch) with an altitude of 279 meters lies about 1 km southwest of the village of Nová Ves I, mainly in its cadastral area. The lookout point is located in a historically significant place in the Elbe, in the places where the Battle of Kolín took place on June 18, 1757 - an important battle of the Seven Years' War. The troops of the Prussian King Frederick II clashed on the battlefield. with the Austrian army of Field Marshal Leopold Dauna, reinforced by Saxon cavalry regiments. Initially, the indecisive battle ended in victory for the numerically stronger Austrian army. Its result forced the Prussian army to end the siege of Prague and had a decisive influence on the further course of the Seven Years' War. The Bedřichov Hill (formerly Novoveský vrch) with an altitude of 279 meters lies about 1 km southwest of the village of Nová Ves I, mostly in its cadastral territory. The viewpoint is located on a historically significant place in the Polabí region, in the place where the Battle of Kolín - an important battle of the Seven Years' War - took place on 18 June 1757. On the battlefield, the troops of King Frederick II of Prussia clashed with the Austrian army of Field Marshal Leopold Daun, reinforced by Saxon cavalry regiments. Initially indecisive, the battle ended with the victory of the numerically stronger Austrian army. The result forced the Prussian army to end the siege of Prague and had a decisive influence on the future course of the Seven Years' War.