Kounov stone rows (Kounovské kamenné řady) pictured in winter in the forest on Rovina Hill next to the village of Kounov in Central Bohemia, Czech Republic. The purpose of the only prehistoric megalithic complex in Central Europe remains unknown. The stone rows might have served as an ancient observatory, a sacred field or a calendar. Some people describe the monument as the most mysterious places in the Czech Republic.


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