Upper Palatine Forest

Mountain range in Central Europe

Not to be confused with Bohemian Forest or Palatine Forest.

Upper Palatinate Forest

View to Mt. Velký Zvon

Highest point
Peak| Čerchov
Elevation| 1,042 m (3,419 ft)
Geography

Countries| Czech Republic and Germany
Provinces| Bavaria and Plzeň Region
Parent range| Central Uplands
Bohemian Massif
Geology
Orogeny| Variscan
Rock type(s)| Metamorphic Gneiss, Granite, and Serpentinite rocks

The Upper Palatine Forest (German: Oberpfälzer Wald [ˌoːbɐpfɛltsɐ ˈvalt] ⓘ or Böhmischer Wald; Czech: Český les, lit. 'Czech Forest') is a mountain range in Central Europe that is divided between the Czech Republic and Germany. It is a part of the larger Bohemian Massif and the German Central Uplands.

## Geography

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Hut on the German-Czech border near Bad Neualbenreuth

The German side belongs to the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria, it stretches about 100 km (330,000 ft) from the Bavarian Forest in the south up to the Fichtel Mountains and the Steinwald range in the north. However, the highest peaks of the range lie along the eastern Czech side in the Plzeň Region of western Bohemia, northwest of the Bohemian Forest. The southern rim runs from the Cham and Furth Basin across the border to the Všeruby (Neumark) mountain pass, which is part of the Main European Watershed. The other end is marked by Waldsassen, the northernmost town of the Upper Palatinate.

The Mittelgebirge range is a mountainous solid mass, its highest point Čerchov being at an altitude of 1,042 m (3,419 ft). Prominent rocks include the Wolfenstein and the Parkstein hill. Once a mining area for iron and gold, the uplands feature many steep valleys, medieval castle ruins and numerous hiking trails. It is a popular destination for recreation.

Rivers rising in the Upper Palatinate Forest include

* Wondreb (Odrava), a tributary of the Ohře, with Muglbach waterfall
* the Waldnaab headstream of the Naab and its Pfreimd and Schwarzach tributaries
* the Mže – headstream of the Berounka – and its Hamerský potok (Hammerbach) tributary.

## Highest peaks

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German name | Czech name  | Height (m) | Height (ft) | State/Region | Country

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Schwarzkopf | Čerchov | 1,042  | 3,419 | Plzeň | Czech Republic
| Skalka | 1,005  | 3,297 | Plzeň | Czech Republic
Langenfels | Dlouhá skála | 969  | 3,179 | Plzeň | Czech Republic
Tillenberg | Dyleň | 939  | 3,081 | Karlovy Vary | Czech Republic
Fichtenfels | Smrčí | 935  | 3,068 | Plzeň | Czech Republic
Entenbühl |  | 901  | 2,956 | Bavaria | Germany
Weingartenfels |  | 896  | 2,940 | Bavaria | Germany
Großer Rabenberg | Havran | 894  | 2,933 | Plzeň | Czech Republic
Signalberg |  | 888  | 2,913 | Bavaria | Germany
Reichenstein |  | 874  | 2,867 | Bavaria | Germany
Plattenberg | Velký Zvon | 856  | 2,808 | Plzeň | Czech Republic
Frauenstein |  | 835  | 2,740 | Bavaria | Germany
Schellenberg |  | 829  | 2,720 | Bavaria | Germany
Stückstein |  | 808  | 2,651 | Bavaria | Germany
Steinberg |  | 802  | 2,631 | Bavaria | Germany
Fahrenberg |  | 801  | 2,628 | Bavaria | Germany
Schwarzwihrberg / Schloßberg |  | 706  | 2,316 | Bavaria | Germany
Johannisberg |  | 605  | 1,985 | Bavaria | Germany

## Towns and municipalities

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### Towns

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* Amberg, DE
* Bärnau, DE
* Poběžovice, CZ
* Přimda, CZ
* Tachov, CZ

* Rötz, DE
* Schönsee, DE
* Schwandorf, DE
* Tirschenreuth, DE
* Vohenstrauß, DE

* Waldmünchen, DE
* Waldsassen, DE
* Weiden, DE

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### Municipalities

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* Bad Neualbenreuth
* Bechtsrieth
* Eslarn
* Falkenberg
* Floß
* Flossenbürg
* Freudenberg
* Klenčí pod Čerchovem

* Leuchtenberg
* Mantel
* Moosbach
* Nabburg
* Neunburg vorm Wald
* Neusorg
* Niedermurach
* Pleystein

* Plößberg
* Oberviechtach
* Rozvadov
* Schirmitz
* Tännesberg
* Waidhaus
* Waldthurn

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## External links

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* www.oberpfaelzerwald.de \- Oberpfälzerwald.de (in German) (also available in English)
* www.oberpfaelzer-waldverein.de - Upper Palatine Forest Club (in German)
* www.heimat-now.de - Information about the Schellenberg Ruins (in German)
* www.bocklradweg.de - Cycling the od railway routes and info about the Upper Palatine Forest (in German)

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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

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Central Uplands of Germany

* Anterior Bavarian Forest Einödriegel
* Black Forest Feldberg
* Bohemian Forest Großer Arber (Bavarian Forest Großer Arber)
* Deister Bröhn
* Ebbe Mountains Nordhelle
* Egge Mountains (Prussian) Velmerstot
* Eifel Hohe Acht (Volcanic Eifel Ernstberg)
* Elbe Sandstone Mountains Großer Zschirnstein
* Elm Eilumer Horn
* Elster Mountains Kapellenberg
* Fichtel Mountains Schneeberg (Steinwald Platte, Kohlwald Sieben-Linden-Berg)
* Franconian Forest Döbraberg
* Franconian Jura Dürrenberg
* Gladenbach Uplands Angelburg
* Goshawk Forest Hohes Gras
* Harz Brocken (Blocksberg)
* Hildesheim Forest Griesberg
* Hils Bloße Zelle
* Hoher Meißner Kasseler Kuppe
* Hunsrück Erbeskopf (Soonwald Ellerspring)
* Ith Lauensteiner Kopf
* Kaiserstuhl Totenkopf
* Kaufungen Forest Hirschberg
* Kellerwald Wüstegarten
* Knüll Eisenberg
* Kyffhäuser Kulpenberg
* Lenne Mountains Homert
* Lippe Uplands Köterberg
* North Palatine Uplands Donnersberg
* Odenwald Katzenbuckel
* Ore Mountains Fichtelberg
* Palatine Forest Kalmit
* Rhön Wasserkuppe
* Rothaar Mountains Langenberg
* Saalhausen Hills Himberg
* Siebengebirge Großer Ölberg
* Solling Große Blöße
* Spessart Geiersberg (Breitsol)
* Sudetes Lausche (Luž) (Lusatian Mountains Lausche (Luž) (Zittau Mountains Lausche (Luž)))
* Süntel Hohe Egge
* Swabian Jura Lemberg (Randen Hoher Randen)
* Taunus Großer Feldberg
* Teutoburg Forest (Osning) Barnacken
* Thuringian Forest Großer Beerberg
* Thuringian Slate Mountains Großer Farmdenkopf
* Upper Palatine Forest Kreuzfelsen
* Vogelsberg Taufstein
* Weser Hills Paschenburg Mountain
* Westerwald Fuchskaute
* Wiehen Hills Heidbrink

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