The castle ruins on top of the Oybin mountain in Zittau mountains

The castle ruins on top of the Oybin mountain in Zittau mountains

The "Kaiserhaus" (Emperor's house) on top of the mountain Oybin July 18, 2007
MariaH
on May 21, 2011 8:04 am
Image Type(s): Hiking
Image ID: 717249

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Tomek Lodowy

Tomek Lodowy - May 21, 2011 8:10 am - Voted 10/10

lovely

great spot

Tomek Lodowy

MariaH

MariaH - May 21, 2011 8:32 am - Hasn't voted

Re: lovely

Thank you, Tomek! It is!!! Have you ever been there? It is in the corner, where Poland's, Czechia's and Germany's frontiers meet.

MariaH

MariaH - May 21, 2011 8:34 am - Hasn't voted

Re: lovely

BTW, High Tatra is also a region I wish to see since a long time. My mother has been there as a young girl and is still raving about it... :-)

EricChu

EricChu - May 21, 2011 4:14 pm - Voted 10/10

Wunderbares Bild!

Was für ein Ort! Das möchte ich auch mal sehen!!

MariaH

MariaH - May 21, 2011 4:31 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Wunderbares Bild!

Danke! Würde ich Dir auch gerne zeigen... :-)
No wonder that this place inspired so many romantic painters like Caspar David Friedrich. If you click on the link to Wikipedia below the photo, you can see a few paintings.

MariaH

MariaH - May 22, 2011 7:02 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Sentinels of stone!

Thank you very much for your nice comment, Roberto!

Noondueler

Noondueler - May 22, 2011 6:19 pm - Voted 10/10

Are those

natural rock formations down to the right?

MariaH

MariaH - May 22, 2011 7:00 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Are those

Yes, they are. This is a sandstone massif, and on the top are the ruins of a medieval castle and of an abbey. In the album "Lusatian & Zittau mountains" you can find a picture with a natural sandstone wall which was smoothened in order to make it more difficult for enemies to get up there. Soon I will post some more pictures of the Oybin.

visentin

visentin - May 26, 2011 8:32 am - Voted 10/10

Thanks

I'm now waiting impatiently to visit this region !

MariaH

MariaH - May 27, 2011 12:33 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Thanks

Yes, you should! :-) Enjoy! If you need some more infos, write me on FB...

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