Great and the Duke of Brunswick defeated the Austrians under
Marshal Brown. Branch-lines to Teplitz, viâ Boreslau (ascent of the
Milleschauer, see p. 237 ), and to (66 M.) Reichenberg (p. 271). On
the opposite bank are the village of Gross-Czernosek (p. 257), noted
for its wine, and the Hradek (1180 ft.), with its chapel.
71 M. Theresienstadt (Rail. Restaurant); the fortified town
(Hôtel Erzherzog Karl; Deutsches Haus) lies 1 ½ M. to the N., at
the influx of the Eger. Fine View of the picturesque basaltic cones
of the Mittel-Gebirge from the station: to the N.E., the Geltsch and
Kelchberg; to the N., the Kreuzberg, Radischken, and Radobil; to
the N.W., the Lobosch, Milleschauer, and Kletschen; to the W.,
the Kostial, with a ruined castle; to the S.W., the isolated Hasenburg.
Beyond Theresienstadt the Eger is crossed. To the left, on the Elbe,
is the little town of Leitmeritz (p. 256).
74 ½ M. Hrobetz. — 77 ½ M. Raudnitz (Krone), on the Elbe
(8000 inhab.). The château of Prince Lobkowitz contains a library,
an armoury, and interesting pictures from the time of Charles V. to
the Thirty Years' War. In 1350 Cola di Rienzi, 'the last of the
tribunes', was confined in the castle for a year by Emp. Charles IV.
To the right rises the conspicuous Georgenberg or Ripberg ( 1325 ft.),
with its white chapel, 1 hr. to the S.E. of Raudnitz.
84 M. Wegstädtl; 89 M. Beřkowitz-Melnik, where the line quits
the Elbe], into which the Moldau falls 3 M. higher up. 94 M. Jen-
šowitz. In the distance, to the left, lies Melnik (p. 257).
98 ½ M. Weltrus, with a château and park of Count Chotek,
where we reach the Moldau. 100 M. Mühlhausen (with a château of
Prince Lobkowitz); we pass through several tunnels and galleries,
and cross the Zakolaner Bach. 102 M. Kralup (Rail. Restaurant),
junction for Neratowitz and Turnau (p. 270), and for Kladno
(p. 238), with large factories and railway-works.
The train follows the sinuosities of the Moldau. 106 M. Libšitz;
112 M. Roztok, amidst fruit-trees. 116 M. Podbaba, at the mouth
of the picturesque valley of the Scharka. At (118 M.) Bubenč, the
last station before Prague, the narrow, rocky valley widens. Charm-
ing scenery. The line intersects the lower part of the Baumgarten
(p. 230), and is carried across the Moldau and several of its arms, and
over the Hetz-Insel, Jerusalems-Insel, and Karolinental (p. 226)
by a vast viaduct of 87 arches, 1460 yds. long. On the left rises the
Ziskaberg, the scene of the great Hussite battle of 1420.
121 M. Prague, see p. 217.
38. From Aussig to Komotau viâ Teplitz.
41 M. Railway in 1 ½-2 ¼ hrq. (fares 4 K. 90, 3 K. 30, 1. K. 65 h.),
Aussig, see p. 232. The train starts from the State Railway
Station. ½ M. Aussig-Neustadt. — 3 M. Türmitz, with coal-mines
and a château belonging to Count Nostitz.