Háj[1][2] is an observation tower on the top of Háj hill in Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic, about 3 kilometres northwest from Šumperk. Its height is 29 meters and it has one viewing platform. Foot tower altitude is 631 meters above sea level.[3]
History
editThe current observation tower replaced the original Štefánik's Observation Tower which was erected in 1934 and burned down after a lightning strike in 1953. The new structure was built 43 years later, in 1996.[4]
Investors were the municipalities of Šumperk, Bludov, Ruda nad Moravou, the now defunct Šumperk District and telephone operators who use the tower as a transmitter.
References
edit- ^ Miškovský, Pavel (2008). Naše rozhledny (3., opr. vyd. ed.). Praha: Dokořán. ISBN 978-80-7363-189-5.
- ^ Knápek, Zdeněk (2002). Průvodce po nejkrásnějších místech Čech, Moravy a Slezska (1. vyd. ed.). Olomouc: Rubico. ISBN 8085839601.
- ^ "Rozhledna Háj - Šumperk" (in Czech). ejeseniky.com. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ^ Nouza, Jan (1999). Rozhledny Čech, Moravy a Slezska (in Czech). Liberec: Nakladatelství 555. p. 131. ISBN 80-902590-4-9.