Rocks of Hostýnské vrchy - 12. Čerňava and Smrduta

    Mount Čerňava (844 m) consists of a massive long ridge that is easily accessible by tourists from Tesák. Until quite recently, the whole of Čerňava was covered by the original mixed forest - beech with admixture of spruce, birch, crane and maple. In 1979, however, an ecological disaster occurred here: in January, during an inversion, harmful and poisonous emissions from Ostrava accumulated here, and the forest on the top of the mountain died. (He was also affected...