Blaník
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![Blaník observation tower](/Images/godic/202412/24/Rozhledna,_Velky_Blanik1212.jpg")
![Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene](/Images/godic/202412/24/Malyblanik1212.jpg")
![Blaník knights set off from the mountain (Věnceslav Černý, 1898)](/Images/godic/202412/24/Cerny-Jirasek1212.jpg")
Blaník (Czech: [Blaɲiːk]) is a mountain emblazoned with legends, in the Czech Republic near Louňovice pod Blaníkem. The hill and surrounding area is a nature reservation. The Blaník massif consists of two forested rocky hills, the Great Blaník (638 m) and the Small Blaník (580 m).