Radobýl

Radobýl (German: Radebeule; 399 metres (1,309 ft)) is a basalt hill in České středohoří mountains, Czech Republic. It rises above village of Žalhostice on right bank of the Elbe River 3 km west of Litoměřice. Part of the hill with abandoned basalt quarry and rich rock steppe flora is under protection as Radobýl Nature Monument (Přírodní památka Radobýl). The hill is a popular hiking destination. From huge metallic cross (erected in 1991) on the bare summit there is almost 360-degrees panoramic view of central part of České středohoří Mts., Litoměřice, Terezín and Lovosice.

Radobýl from south.

Cross on the summit, Litoměřice and Elbe River in the background.

In 1944–1945, the Richard I and II subterranean factories were excavated under Radobýl by forced laborers of Leitmeritz concentration camp.[1]

References

Skriebeleit, Jörg (2009). "Leitmeritz". In Megargee, Geoffrey P. (ed.). Early Camps, Youth Camps, and Concentration Camps and Subcamps under the SS-Business Administration Main Office (WVHA). Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933–1945. Vol. 1. Translated by Pallavicini, Stephen. Bloomington: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 627. ISBN 978-0-253-35328-3.

Environment, Litoměřická vinařská stezka. Retrieved 10 October 2010.

50°31′48″N 14°05′40″E

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[1] Skriebeleit, Jörg (2009). "Leitmeritz". In Megargee, Geoffrey P. (ed.). Early Camps, Youth Camps, and Concentration Camps and Subcamps under the SS-Business Administration Main Office (WVHA). Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933–1945. Vol. 1. Translated by Pallavicini, Stephen. Bloomington: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 627. ISBN 978-0-253-35328-3.