Zámecká studánka

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Zámecká studánka is the geographical name of a groundwater spring at an altitude of 768 m north-northwest of the Karlštejn peak (784 m according to the contour map) in the natural area of ​​Žďárské vrchy, in their geomorphological district Borovský les, within the administrative administrative cadastral area Svratouch in the Pardubice Region, Czechia. The spring is situated in the Protected Landscape Area Žďárské vrchy and in the protected area of ​​natural water accumulation of the same name (CHOPAV), less abundant, in the years 2015 to 2018 at times of low rainfall and snow cover also dry, but throughout 2019 water in the well. An artificially excavated riverbed along the forest road along the north-eastern slope of the Karlštejn hill was used to drain the water from the spring, and in the forest area of ​​the same name at an altitude of 740 m, it opens into the bed of the Brodek stream source. In the forest locality Koudelka confluence with the spring source, its beginning in the locality Vypálená (approx. 740 m above sea level), several tens of meters below the ridge forming the main European watershed Elbe - Danube. The Brodek stream is a left-hand tributary of the Svratouch stream in the village of the same name (in the lower stream called Řivnáč), but Brodek has a more abundant water flow, which is why the river basin is marked by its name (Brodek stream basin). Castle well in 2001 modified st.p. Forests of the Czech Republic, accessible from the forest road from the top of Karlštejn (hunting lodge of the same name) leading to Čachnov (part of the village of Krouna). The surface of the forest road was paved in 2018 (bitumen), along it the blue tourist route in the section Čachnov, railway station - locality with the main European distribution Elbe - Danube (so-called Green Crossroads, 735 m above sea level with tourist shelter) - hunting lodge Karlštejn crossroads with red route). A well about a meter deep, lined with aggregate and covered with a roof, the name "Zámecká studánka" in the gable. At the spring a wooden table with the inscription: "The request of the spring. Dear man. Water is the basis of life and strength of everything on Earth. You can be born and drown in me, I will drive away your thirst and fatigue with my tears, I will cool your chest, wash away sorrow, sweat and dust, offer you sustenance, joy of living, hope. Take heed that I fall not into the sludge, into the mud, or into the stones. Hear my supplication, Respect me, save me. " It is written on a small memorial plaque: "A xegi monumentum aere perennius. I built a monument more permanent than metal. Horatius. A memorial to all generations of foresters, forest workers and forest friends who dedicated their lives to the humble service of the forests of this corner of Vysočina. A.D. 2001 Lesy ČR, s.p. © Fiala Poděbrady" In 2001, two longitudinally cut and modified parts of a tree trunk serving as a resting place bench were placed here. In 2019, it was already rotten and crumbling, as was the bridge over the moat by the forest road, with a wooden signpost alerting visitors from Čachnov to Zámecká studánka. Hygienic attestation of water is missing, therefore the well cannot be mentioned as a source of drinking water. CZ200203