Ještěd
mountain
Ještěd (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɛʃcɛt]; German: Jeschken) is the highest mountain of the Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge in the north of the Czech Republic, at 1,012 m (3,320 ft). It is the symbol of the city of Liberec.
On the summit is the Ještěd Tower restaurant, hotel and television tower, designed by Karel Hubáček, accessible by road or cable car (Ještěd cable car). The mountain also has a ski resort. From the summit there are views to Germany and Poland.
Etymology
The name was probably derived from the connection of the Old German words ask and ket, meaning "ash hill" or "ash forest". The Slavic name was created by gradual distortion. The Czech name for the mountain was first recorded in 1545 as Jesstied. The German form of the name, Jeschken, was first mentioned in 1565.
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Ještěd is the highest mountain of the Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge within the Bohemian Massif.
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