- Blaník
Infobox Mountain
Name = Blaník
Photo = VBlanik.jpg
Caption = Blaník from south west
Elevation = convert|638|m|ft|0
Location = CZE
Range =Mladovožická pahorkatina
Coordinates = coord|49|38|32|N|14|52|22|E|type:mountain_region:CZ|display=inline,titleBlaník is a mountain in the
Czech Republic . Its height is 638 meters above sea level. The surrounding area is a small natural reservation.Ancient legends are associated with this mountain. The legend says that a huge army of Czech knights led by sv. Václav (
St. Wenceslas ) sleeps inside the mountain. The knights will awake and help the Motherland if it is under ultimate assault. According to legend ultimate assault means that at least four hostile armies attack.In theJára Cimrman's Theatre 's play "Blaník", it was proved that this legend is not true because in1968 at the end of thePrague Spring Czechoslovakia was attacked by five armies of theWarsaw pact and "in Blanik not a single leg moved".See also
* King in the mountain legends
External links
* [http://www.blanik.ochranaprirody.cz/index.php?lang=en Natural reservation Blaník (in English)]
* [http://www.mystika.cz/ostatni/cech-str/ostatni-hory-blanik.htm Mythology details, description of natural reservation (in Czech)]
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