King’s seat

The rock lookout is connected with the legend of King Charles IV.

Site Description

You will be surprised by the wide, comfortable plateau on this lookout rock, which is not very high. Even though the crowns of the nearest pines tower over it, you can get a view of the surface of Lake Mácha through them with a little effort. The lookout got its name from legends, according to which King Charles IV himself liked to rest here and admire his work, the Great Pond aka Lake Mácha. To give the king sufficient comfort, it is said that a bench and a table were carved into the rock, the top of which was perfectly smoothed and the legs richly decorated.

There is no evidence of that here today, if it ever existed. Even so, you can make a pleasant stop at this warm and inviting lookout. You’ll have to sit on the sandstone, but you’ll be rewarded with royal peace!

Data

Locality

Česko

Terrain difficulty

1 / 5

Time required

1 hours.

Elevation difference

35 m

What will you see here?

Králův stolec

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A sandstone lookout rock

Králův stolec

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An overhang with a fire pit

Králův stolec

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A comfortably reachable plateau

Do you know that...

Králův stolec (King’s seat) is quite a popular name for lookout points. Another can be found in Znojemsko. Polish King John III Sobieski used to enjoy the view here, not of the Thaya, but of his troops marching to help Vienna, which was threatened by the Turks.

For Curious Minds

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How to Reach Us

Králův stolec lies on the educational trail Se Čtyřlístkem okolo Blaťáku (Around Blaťák with Čtyřlístek). It’s three kilometres away from the square in Doksy.

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