Lake Pleshne

Lake Plešne is one of five glacial lakes on the Czech side of Šumava, in the municipality of Novo Plec. The lake is located near Pleha Mountain, at an altitude of 1090 meters above sea level. The reservoir has an elongated shape of an ellipse with a width of 150 meters, a length of 540 meters. The water surface area of the lake is seven and a half hectares, and the greatest depth reaches 18 meters. On all sides the lake is surrounded by a coniferous forest.

The lake will be interesting for fans of extreme tourism. In its vicinity there are many hiking and cycling routes. In addition to the surrounding lake of pristine nature, a special attraction of its surroundings was the monument to the poet Stiefer, built in 1877. The granite monument immortalizes the memory of the poet, so beloved in the Czech Republic and abroad.