Silent Gorge

Formerly called Edmundova or Dolní, a rocky canyon of the Kamenice river, the last of three gorges on the lower course of the river, SE of Hřensk. Its walls consist of steep, often vertical rock walls, rising above the surface level to a height of 50 to 150 meters, with clearly visible blocky sandstone disintegration, some boulders have fallen to the bottom of the canyon. Originally completely inaccessible, at the end of the 19th century. They began at the behest of Prince Edmund…