České Středohoří

Central Bohemian Uplands
Central Bohemian Uplands
	Hills Malý Křižák, Křižák, Brník, Srdov, Milá
Highest point
Peak	Milešovka
Elevation	837 m (2,746 ft)
Coordinates	50°35′00″N 14°07′30″E / 50.5833°N 14.125°E
Dimensions
Area	1,266 km2 (489 sq mi)
Naming
Native name	České středohoří (Czech)
Geography
	Central Bohemian Uplands Location of the České Středohoří in the Czech Republic
Country	Czech Republic
Regions	Ústí nad Labem and Liberec
Range coordinates	50°35′00″N 14°07′30″E / 50.5833°N 14.125°E
Parent range	Ore Mountains Foothills
Geology
Rock type	basalt

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