České Středohoří

Central Bohemian Uplands

Location of the České Středohoří in the Czech Republic

CountryCzech RepublicRegionsÚstí nad Labem and LiberecRange coordinates50°35′00″N 14°07′30″E / 50.5833°N 14.125°E / 50.5833; 14.125Parent rangeOre Mountains FoothillsGeologyType of rockbasalt

The České středohoří, also known as Central Bohemian Uplands^[1] or Central Bohemian Highlands,^[2] is a geomorphological region in northern Bohemia of the Czech Republic.

Geography

The region is about 80 km long, extending from Česká Lípa in the northeast to Louny in the southwest and from Litoměřice in the south to Děčín in the north, and is intersected by the river Elbe. The mountains, which are of volcanic origin, have distinctively sharp solitary peaks.

Protection

The eponymous protected landscape area covers most of the uplands' territory; consequently, construction through the area of the D8 motorway (part of European route E55 between Dresden and Prague) was very controversial. Despite this, the motorway was finally completed in December 2016.

Gallery

České středohoří from Hazmburk
Milá
Milešovka
Lovoš
Hazmburk
Košťálov
Bořeň

References

^ The Central Bohemian Uplands and Žatecko at www.czecot.com. Accessed on 28 Feb 2011.
^ e.g. The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volume 31, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1998, p. 371