South Bohemia
Prachatice District
Nová Pec

Plöckenstein

The Plöckenstein is a mountain, 1,379 m high, in the on the - border. Its summit is the highest point in the Bohemian Forest in both countries, and also the highest point in the regions of Mühlviertel and South Bohemia.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,378 metres
  • Description: mountain in at the border Upper Austria / Jihočeský kraj
  • Also known as: “Blöckenstein”, “Plechý / Plöckenstein”, “Pleckenstein”, “Pleknštejn”, and “Plöckenstein / Plechý”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Plešné jezero and Bayerischer Plöckenstein.

Lake
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is a lake.

Peak
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is a mountain of the and , on the border between Germany and the Czech Republic. It is not far from the Plöckenstein itself.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nad Rakouskou loukou and Oberschwarzenberg.

Locality
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is a locality.

Hamlet
Photo: Dieringer63, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Village
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is a village.

Plöckenstein

Latitude
48.77127° or 48° 46′ 17″ north
Longitude
13.85731° or 13° 51′ 26″ east
Elevation
1,378 metres (4,521 feet)
Open location code
8FWMQVC4+GW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8002871958
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3068207
Wiki­data ID
Q700271
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Satellite Map

Discover Plöckenstein from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Plöckenstein” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Plechý / Plöckenstein”
  • Cebuano: “Plechý/Plöckenstein”
  • Chinese: “普勒肯施泰因山”
  • Czech: “Plechý”
  • Czech: “Plöckenstein”
  • Dutch: “Plechy”
  • Dutch: “Plechý”
  • Dutch: “Plockenstein”
  • Dutch: “Plöckenstein”
  • Dutch: “Ploeckenstein”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پليتشى / پلوكينستين”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پليتشى/پلوكينستين”
  • Esperanto: “Plechý”
  • French: “Plöckenstein”
  • Georgian: “პლეხი”
  • German: “Plechy”
  • German: “Plechý”
  • German: “Plöckenstein”
  • Hebrew: “פלקנשטיין”
  • Ladin: “Plechý / Plöckenstein”
  • Ladin: “Plechý/Plöckenstein”
  • Lithuanian: “Plechai”
  • Lithuanian: “Plechý”
  • Polish: “Plechý”
  • Polish: “Plöckenstein”
  • Serbian: “Плехи”
  • Slovak: “Plechý”
  • Slovenian: “Plechý / Plöckenstein”
  • Slovenian: “Plechý”
  • Slovenian: “Plöckenstein”
  • Swahili: “Ploeckenstein”
  • Swedish: “Plechý”
  • Swedish: “Plöckenstein”
  • Ukrainian: “Плехи (Плекенштайн)”
  • Ukrainian: “Плехи”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Rakouská louka - 1345m and Pod Plechym.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Blick zum Plöckenstein and Tummelplatz.

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