Hřensko

Hřensko (German: Herrnskretschen) is a municipality and village in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.

Hřensko consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2] Before the establishment of the village, there was a pub under the Hornichen mountain called Horniss Kraczmer.

The possessive adjective gradually distorted (Hörniß-, Herniß-, Herns-) and was then adopted into Czech as Hřen- with the suffix of place names -sko.

In the municipal territory is located the lowest point of the Czech Republic, which is the Elbe on the border with Germany at 115 m (377 ft) above sea level.

The main attractions in the municipal territory are the Kamenice Gorge and Pravčická brána, the largest natural stone bridge in Europe.

View of Hřensko in the Elbe valley
Ferry and the river border crossing on the Elbe