Hylacka Lookout - Tabor, Czech Republic - Look-Out Towers on Waymarking.com

Rozhledna Svobody (Liberty Observation Tower), named Hýlacka (visit link) after the hilltop whose height is 525 metres above sea level, took its shape after a Hussite tower above Vetrovy hamlet and was designed by professor and doctor Theodor Petrík. On January 1, 2012, a wildfire broke out and the entire building was destroyed.

The new observation tower is the iron tower. It was open in 2015. There is a complete circular view, for example on the outlines of Novohradské mountains, Mladovožicka and Chotovin, significant Sumava peaks (Boubín, Plechý) or for example the Temelín towers.


Characteristics of the tower:
- Height of tower: 36,5 m
- Height observation gallery: 25 m
- Number of steps: 136
- Altitude: 525 m.a.s.l.
- Opening of tower:
- Architect: Ing. arch. David Grygar

Height of Look-Out Tower in feet: 118.00 Difficulty: Opening times and fees: June-August: daily 9.00-20.00 September: daily 9.00-18.00 October-March: daily 9.00-16.00 April-May: daily 9.00-18.00 Its opening hours are subject to change. The observation tower is closed outside the opening hours. It is forbidden to enter the tower during foggy weather, ice/snow on the stairs, strong wind, heavy rain and storms. 20 CZK / person Parking Area: N 49° 23.266 E 014° 38.483

Visit Instructions:
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