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Category: North-East Bohemia

  • Originally published on Twitter on 1 November 2022. Orlická was built in 1911. The Orlické (‘Eagle’) Mountains are in north-east Bohemia; they’re named after the river Orlice, a tributary of the Elbe. Part of one of the Orlice’s own tributaries, Divoká Orlice (Wild Eagle), forms the Czech-Polish border. The three highest peaks in the range…