Charcoal from Bohemian Switzerland

The Bohemian Switzerland National Park Administration received a certificate for charcoal, thus earning the first honorary mark in Bohemian-Saxon Switzerland.

Charcoal was first burned in a kiln near Dolský mlýn during the Forest Crafts Week in September 2012 and received an honorary certificate of regional product of Bohemian-Saxon Switzerland. 

Since then, Forest Crafts Week has become a traditional event that continues the craftsmanship of the indigenous people and the natural resources they worked with. Every year, visitors are introduced to the production of coal in a milíř, the production of pitch, potash, tar, coal tar, demonstrations of woodcarving, painting and many other traditional crafts.

The honorary mark is awarded to exceptional products that are based on the region’s long-standing tradition, are almost exclusively locally sourced and handmade, and also meet the condition that the product is unsaleable. 

Charcoal can be obtained for free at the traditional Forest Crafts Days event.