The Šumava Phenomenon

Book written as Tereza Krejčí,
Bublished by Na Stole Publishing, Czech Rep.


April 2025

An unconventional guide that will introduce you to the essentials you should know about the oldest Czech mountain range / Na Stole Publishing House

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The Greek word phenomenon (fainomenon) originally meant a mirage. Later it began to be used in the meaning: phenomenon, phenomenon, hard-to-grasp reality, sometimes reality somehow affected by something elusive, but extraordinary, brilliant. And in this sense, I was excited by the idea of writing a guide to the fascinating, hard-to-grasp Šumava. To try to grasp the essence of the Šumava phenomenon. Because that's how I perceive it: as a somewhat mysterious, huge living being - inhuman, wild, in a certain sense supremely fair, gifted with intelligence that is inaccessible to us.

The Šumava Phenomenon will not only guide you through more and less well-known places, but above all it will breathe the atmosphere of Šumava forests and extinct villages on you and show you that Šumava is the paradise that we are all looking for. The book was created in cooperation with the Royal Šumava Geopark – which provided rich content and photographic support.

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Photo: David Sedláček