Zkamenělý Zámek

Come and see how people lived, for example in prehistory. :-)

Nice place.

Beautiful rock formation and prehistoric hillfort.

A magical place when you can be there alone.

A grouping of rock towers resembling a castle? I'd rather see a castle here ;-)

There are many more distinctive formations in Žďárské vrchy. Nevertheless, it is worth seeing because it is a prehistoric Hradiště.

Petrified castle is a group of rocks and according to legend from the 19th century reminded local people around the ruins of the building. Today, this idea can be accepted only in lush imagination, the visitor has the impression of a "petrified castle". In every season, an interesting location, if mist is created, is made for a mysterious place. Light green leaves of beech and birch trees in the dark forest environment in spring form a magical backdrop to a natural creation, in summer darker greenery brightens orange to red berries of the crane, autumn shines with colors and snow gives the winter charm. Conifers predominate, especially spruce, less fir, there are also deciduous trees, especially beech, sycamore maple, birch and crane in the rocks. Attractive for tourists and enthusiasts of photography. Romantic weather should choose the weather. What is the location at the moment can easily be found - the webcam of the nearby weather station of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute in Svratouch is online. The tourist blue trail from the hunting chateau Karlštejn is easy, it can be managed even by small children, it is somewhat more difficult in the opposite direction from Křižánky (Milovské Perničky). Access also from Svratka through the forest road from Česká Cikánka to the signpost Pod Zkamenělým zámkem (blue trail). Since 1970 in the Protected Landscape Area Žďárské vrchy and since 1977 on an area of ​​more than 3 hectares natural monument and an important geological locality. Today on k.ú. The town of Svratka in the Vysočina Region, but in the history of the village Svratouch (Pardubice Region), in the 18th century part of the Rychmburk estate (Filip Kinský, etc.). Rocky outcrops in a forested locality in the range of 720 to 765 m above sea level, in terms of regional geomorphological division of geo-relief situated in the geomorphological district Borovský les, are parts of the Žďár Hills in the Upper-Highlands (geomorphological complex). The group of gneiss rocks consists of seven named rocks with the names: Head, Hradiště, Wardrobe, Joint Tower, Rasovna and the highest Castle Tower (peak at an altitude of 765 m), below the Z-SW from the Castle Tower about 130 m distant rock block Brewery. Rocks originated by the process of frost weathering in older Quaternary, also weathering and gravitational shifts. Rocks consist of two-mica orthogneisses, coarse-grained and so-called ocular (resemble eye dolls). There are cracks and caves in the rocks, boulder stream and stone debris on the slope. Rocks, boulders and trees are covered with forest vegetation, moss and lichen. Tzv. frost logs are located on the edge of a short and nameless blind spine. Separated from the main ridge with Drum Hill (780 m) by a shallow saddle. The main ridge stretches in a slight curve from the height point Karlštejn (783 m), above the boundary with the Devítiskalská vrchovina (g.o.), to Four-stroke black rocks (up to 733 m) above the Milovská basin (g.o.). The ridge with rocks is separated by valleys, on NW with Mlýnský stream (in the lower Cikánecký stream), on SE with nameless watercourse (left tributary of Svratka in Milovská kotlina, in the village Křižánky). In ancient history used to build trenches fortified settlement in the Middle Ages, perhaps a small wooden building type small castle. At the end of the 19th century in the locality archaeological finds (skeletal remains, clay shards, parts of iron objects), testify to the settlement in prehistoric (Neolithic) and historic Slavic settlement (hillfort), even at present there are clear moats and embankments (remains) fortification). Multicultural site (hillfort, probably a small castle in the Middle Ages), as a fortress with archaeological traces since 1958 a cultural monument. Historical sources indicate the identification of rocks by the German-speaking forest staff "kahler Stein" (ultimately Kálrštajn), Czech bare stone. Mutilation was created in the original writing karlstein, later consolidated in the Czech Karlštejn. In the years 1770–1776 (about 900 m north-west of the rocks) on a massive hill, today Karlštejn (783 m), was built by Filip Kinský hunting lodge. The name of the nearest place (Karlštein) was transferred to the chateau and its settlement. Then the rocks were also referred to as Starý Karlštein and, according to a legend from the 19th century, the Petrified Castle (of which the geographical name of a group of rocks and a specially protected area today).