Tourist lookout tower Velký Lopeník

Due to the initiative of municipalities in the White Carpathians (from both the Czech and Slovak sides), a joint project was initiated to build a lookout tower at the top of Velký Lopeník. The first lookout tower stood here as early as 1944. After a fire, it was rebuilt, and in 1972 it had to be dismantled due to poor technical condition. The White Carpathians largely form the border between the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Geologically, they belong to the Western Carpathians. They were formed in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras and are part of the western section of the Flysch zone of the Carpathians, represented by the Magura group. Geomorphologically, only more resistant sandstones significantly apply, which build the highest mountain parts, e.g., Velká Javořina and Velký Lopeník.
The landscape is characterized by wide rounded ridges with flat surfaces and deep valleys.
The newly built tourist lookout tower is situated on the second highest peak of the White Carpathians, Velký Lopeník, at an elevation of 910.50 m.a.s.l.
It is located three meters from the border with Slovakia.
The structural system arose from the requirements and possibilities of the investor. Previous lookout towers were also wooden. The lookout tower has a concrete-stone foundation up to a height of 4.5 m. From it rises a wooden truss structure to a height of 21.9 meters. The floor plan of the lookout tower is a rectangle measuring 5.7 / 5.9 m. Towards the top, it narrows in two directions. The staircase winds around a central mirror.
The curved surface of the roofing, which opens upwards, unfolds from the shape of a circle.