Vranov – Pantheon: the magical place of the autumn gathering of bats

The largest rock castle in our country, rising on a steep sandstone cliff above Mala Skála in the Bohemian Paradise, is an important place for the autumn "swarming" of airplanes. Bats of many species flock here to mate and then go further down the Jizera river valley to their wintering grounds. The guard castle of Vranov was founded above the right bank of the Jizera river by Heník from Valdštejn around 1425, but since the beginning of the 16th century...