Říp Mountain

Also known as Rip, Sankt Georgsberg, Georgsbert

Říp (; ) is a high solitary hill in the Lower Ohře Table in the Czech Republic. It is located southeast of Litoměřice. According to national legend, it is the place where the first Czechs settled. The mountain and the rotunda on its top are protected as a national cultural monument.

Key facts

Mountain.name: Říp
Mountain.image: Ctiněves, Říp a obec.jpg
Mountain.image_size: 250
Mountain.image_caption: Říp from the south
Mountain.elevation_m: 461
Mountain.prominence_m: 200
Mountain.location: Czech Republic
Mountain.range: Lower Ohře Table
Mountain.map: Czech Republic
Mountain.map_caption: Location in the Czech Republic
Mountain.map_size: 250

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: extinct volcano
Part of: Q1531915
Country: Czech Republic
Located in: Mnetěš
Elevation: 461
Material used: basalt
Image: Ctiněves, Říp a obec.jpg
Significant event: first ascent

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topographic prominence: 240
Commons category: Říp
topographic isolation: 21.5

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Geomorphology
Geology
Nature
Name
Legend
Buildings
Points of interest
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Říp, being visible from great distance, has always been an important orientation point in the Bohemian scenery and has attracted attention since the oldest times.

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