Mariánský vrch

Bell rock massif rising above the Elbe river in the center of the city of Ústí nad Labem. The top is gnawed by old quarries and one large working quarry. Many rare plant species and dry-loving plant communities grow on the slopes of the mountain. The upper part of the hill consists of mixed forest and meadows. In 1680, to celebrate the end of the plague epidemic, it was built on top of the Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. Then regularly here…