Parks and urban vegetation Kadaň

smetana park

kadaň situated @ edges of doupov mountains mixed forests , ore mountains coniferous stand. there 3 major parks in 19th century enlarging town. municipal park - smetanovy sady - founded kadaň inhabitant , future mayor peter prinzl in 1852. landscape park established on rocks on ohře river next franciscan monastery. new organisation anpflanzungs- und verschönerungsverein kaaden concentrated energy on park layout so-called svatá hora or svatý kopeček - holy hill called holy (heiliger berg since 1541) position above holy pilgrimage monastery. hill abandoned rock vineyards became english park lot of viewpoints, arbours , benches @ turn of 20th century. jaroslav havlíček wrote in novel vlčí kůže svatá hora place romantic walks of young couples. park area around referred sommerfrische kaaden - kadaň summer resort. was, however, not cared in times of world war ii , communists after 1948 left park devastated , overgrown. however, socialist planners projected new residential areas lot of greenery inside. new large park came existence on other side of town on left bank of bystřice stream - rooseveltovy sady.