České Středohoří

Central Bohemian Uplands

Milešovka (left) and Kletečná as seen from Lovoš

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 / 50.5833; 14.125
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 / 50.5833; 14.125
Parent range| Ore Mountains Foothills
Geology
Type of rock| 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

* České středohoří from Hazmburk

* Milá

* Milešovka

* Lovoš

* Hazmburk

* Košťálov

* Bořeň

## See also[edit]

* The Czech Rock

## References[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Central Bohemian Uplands.

* www.ceskestredohori.cz

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Mountain ranges of the Czech Republic

* Bohemian Forest
* Brdy
* Central Bohemian Uplands
* Doupov Mountains
* Elbe Sandstone Mountains
* Fichtel Mountains
* Giant Mountains
* Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains
* Hrubý Jeseník
* Javořice Highlands
* Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge
* Jizera Mountains
* Lusatian Mountains
* Maple Mountains
* Moravian-Silesian Beskids
* Ore Mountains
* Upper Palatinate Forest
* White Carpathians

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* Israel
* United States
* Czech Republic

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