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The name of Pustevny originated from the hermits (poustevníky in Czech) who lived here (the last of these, called Felix, died in 1784) the Radho¹» mountain union had several buildings built here including the shelter called Pustevnì (1891), also the Cyrilka lookout tower and the ©umná, Mamìnka and Libu¹ín shelters and the Wallachian bell tower, which were all built according to the instructions of Du¹an Jurkovíè and today are a national cultural monument. In 1926 a more modern shelter was built called Taneèníca.
Pustevny are a centre for sporting events, winter sports, are the starting point of many hiking routes and the Mountain rescue service resides here.