Meeting with Tradition on the Schwarzenberg Navigation Canal at Jelení Vrchy 2026

Name: Meeting with Tradition on the Schwarzenberg Navigation Canal at Jelení Vrchy 2026
Start: 2026-06-20T00:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-20T00:00:00+02:00
Location: Schwarzenberský plavební kanál

took place · 20 Jun 2026

Schwarzenberský plavební kanál, Nová Pec

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A traditional gathering celebrating timber floating on the Schwarzenberg Canal takes place on 20 June 2026 at Jelení Vrchy.

The programme features a demonstration of timber floating on the Schwarzenberg Navigation Canal and folk performances from South Bohemia, Upper Austria, and Bavaria.

About the venue: Schwarzenberský plavební kanál

The Schwarzenberg Navigation Canal is a national cultural monument in the Šumava mountains, built between 1789 and 1822 to a design by forest engineer Josef Rosenauer at the request of Prince Johann Nepomuk I of Schwarzenberg. The 44 km canal links the Studená Vltava catchment with the Austrian river Große Mühl, crossing the main European watershed between the North Sea and Black Sea drainage basins. Timber was floated along it from 1793 until 1962; near the hamlet of Jelení it passes through a tunnel roughly 400 m long. A 9 km nature trail runs alongside part of the canal, open to walkers, cyclists and wheelchair users, and to cross-country skiers in winter.

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Meeting with Tradition on the Schwarzenberg Navigation Canal at Jelení Vrchy 2026

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