The best family-friendly hikes and walks around lake Michal

magnificent view from the tower in all directions

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The idyllic village pond of Třídomí (Dreihäuser) is the focus of many recreational activities for the local residents, where new houses and weekend cottages were built after the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia.

The observation tower on the southeastern Krudum summit at 835 meters above sea level was built in 2008. The viewing platform is 29.5 meters above the ground and is reached via 152 steel steps of a narrow spiral staircase. In 2005, the Czech Telecommunications Office had put out a tender for the construction of a transmission mast. As the owner of the land, the town of Loket proposed using the mast as an observation tower at the same time. Thus, a tall, slender observation tower with a viewing platform and access staircase was created as a steel structure, offering a wide view over the West Bohemian landscape and across to the Bavarian Fichtelgebirge.

The ruins of the Church of St. Nicholas under Krudum (Sv. Mikuláš) are hidden in the Slavkovský les at the foot of Mount Krudum. This rediscovered 13th-century church stood at the crossroads of medieval paths, and iron ores and gemstones such as amethyst and jasper were mined in the surrounding area. Archaeological research has uncovered not only the foundations of the Romanesque-Gothic church but also burial sites and a variety of coins. The place is surrounded by legends about St. Nicholas, who, according to tradition, distributed gifts to children. Today, preserved remains of the church can be seen here, reminding us of the rich history and mysticism of this place.

The settlement of Třídomí included two gamekeepers with their assigned huts, the so-called Dolní and Horní hájenka. The upper gamekeeper's hut fell into disrepair and was demolished in the 1980s. The lower gamekeeper's hut still exists today. It is the last building preserved from the original settlement of Dreihäuser. The hut is privately owned.

Vanished communities in the Březovská region - Verschwundene Gemeinden in der Region Březová

The year 1253 mentions a crusader tablet with a red star (Order of the Crusaders of the Red Star; https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreuzherren_mit_dem_Roten_Stern) as the owner of St. Nicholas Church. The founding of the church is probably linked to the beginning of mining activity in the area and, more recently, to signs of contemporary settlement in connection with Testo's activities. Its gradual decline in the High Middle Ages is mainly due to the loss of importance of the trade route and the nearby customs house, especially as a result of the turbulent Thirty Years' War. At the end of the 19th century, practically no trace of the church could be seen in the dense forest. In the 1980s, researchers repeatedly drew attention to the possibility of identifying a historically documented church on the site of a prominent hill on the road from present-day Hrušková to Třídomí. Between 2002 and 2006, the Karlovy Vary Museum conducted archaeological investigations here, which clearly confirmed the earlier assumptions. Finally, after a geodetic survey, the church was completely excavated and then reconstructed in the form of a controlled ruin with small stone additions, including the use of some found elements of the window and portal cladding. Information board at the ruins of St. Nicholas Church