Padrtiny - former forest railway

In 1930, on the 26th and 27th of October, the local forests in the vicinity of Velké Dářek were hit by the historically largest forest disaster that the local region can remember. At that time, during a blizzard and strong winds, trees with a volume of over 320 plm of wood were uprooted. 000 Ruthenian loggers had to be called in to process the fells. A forest railway with a gauge of 350 mm was quickly built to transport the wood and...