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Rejvíz
Rejvíz (; german: Reihwiesen) is a village and administrative part of Zlaté Hory in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It is a popular tourist destination. Geography Rejvíz lies in the Opawskie Mountains, Zlatohorská Highlands and also extends into the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range in the south. It is located in the Jeseníky Protected Landscape Area. At an altitude of above sea level, it is the highest village of Czech Silesia. Nature Rejvíz is also name of a Protected areas of the Czech Republic#National nature reserve, national nature reserve, which was officially founded in 1955 and covers 3.97 km2. It is composed of the largest peat bog in Moravia and Czech Silesia with small lakes of Ice age, glacial origin. Recent studies have found the Rejvíz bog to be one of the best preserved woody raised bog complexes in Central Europe as core sampling reveals its organic deposit started to accumulate nine thousands years ago or even earlier. An e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeseník District
Jeseník District ( cs, okres Jeseník) is a district ('' okres'') in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its seat is the town of Jeseník. With approximately 38,000 inhabitants it is the least populated district of the Czech Republic. The area called Jeseníky region is in the most northern bulge of Silesia and Moravia. It is closed by frontier with Poland that passes westward through Rychleby Hills and crosses the Nysa Lowlands to Zlaté Hory. The massif of Hrubý Jeseník in the south represents both the geomorphologic and climatic contrast to the lowlands of Javorník and Vidnava opened to Poland. The town of Jeseník, an important crossing connection, connecting Silesia, separated by the mountain ridge from Moravia is the cultural and economic centre of the region. This town is situated at rivers Bělá and Staříč confluence forming a wide and branching valley where the diversity in the composition of nationalities is very diversified. Nature Mountains The landscap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrubý Jeseník
Hrubý Jeseník (, , ) is a mountain range of Eastern Sudetes in northern Moravia and Czech Silesia. It is the second highest mountain range in the Czech Republic. Its best known natural sights include: *Praděd, its highest mountain *A powerful Pumped-storage hydroelectricity, pumped storage plant, Dlouhé stráně Hydro Power Plant, Dlouhé stráně *Natural reserve Rejvíz, with moss lakes *The town of Jeseník – Vincent Priessnitz, Priessnitz spa (from a strictly geomorphic point of view Jeseník lies in a valley that is an extension of Opawskie Mountains ("Zlatohorská vrchovina"), but being partially surrounded by Hrubý Jeseník, the town is commonly associated with it) *Devil Stones ("Čertovy kameny"), Peter's Stones ("Petrovy kameny") Climate Gallery File:Altvater - OT.JPG, TV and lookout tower on summit of Praděd File:Dlouhe strane horni nadrz.jpg, Upper reservoir of Dlouhé stráně Hydro Power Plant, Dlouhé stráně File:Rejviz velke mechove jezirko.jpg, Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opawskie Mountains
The Opawskie Mountains ( pl, Góry Opawskie, german: Oppagebirge) or Zlatohorská Highlands / Zlaté Hory Highlands ( cs, Zlatohorská vrchovina, German: ''Zuckmanteler Bergland'') are a mountain range of the Eastern Sudetes in the Czech Republic and Poland. Location The Opawskie Mountains stretch from northern Czech Silesia into Polish Upper Silesia, the eastern continuation of the Golden Mountains range. It borders on the Nízký Jeseník range in the south and the Hrubý Jeseník (High Ash Mountains) in the southwest. The Polish part of the range includes the protected area known as Opawskie Mountains Landscape Park. It is named after the Opava River with its source in the neighbouring Hrubý Jeseník range. The highest peak is Příčný vrch (975 meters above sea level). Towns and villages Poland * Prudnik * Głuchołazy * Jarnołtówek * Pokrzywna * Łąka Prudnicka * Moszczanka * Trzebina * Skrzypiec * Dytmarów * Krzyżkowice * Dębowiec * Opawica * Lenarcice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olomouc Region
Olomouc Region ( cs, Olomoucký kraj; , ; pl, Kraj ołomuniecki) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia (''Morava'') and in a small part of the historical region of Czech Silesia (''České Slezsko''). It is named for its capital Olomouc. Olomouc region borders with the Moravian-Silesian Region (in the east), Zlín Region (in the south-east), South Moravian Region (in the south-west) and Pardubice Region (in the west). Furthermore, the region shares a 104 km long border with Poland (in the north). Administrative divisions The Olomouc Region is divided into 5 districts: On the territory of the region there are 13 administrative districts of municipalities with extended powers and 20 administrative districts of municipalities with authorized local authority. Population In January 2019 the population of the Olomouc Region totalled 632,492 inhabitants. As of 2019, 50.3% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zlaté Hory
Zlaté Hory (; until 1948 Cukmantl, german: Zuckmantel) is a town in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,600 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Villages of Dolní Údolí, Horní Údolí, Ondřejovice, Rejvíz, Rožmitál and Salisov are administrative parts of Zlaté Hory. Etymology The name literally means "Golden Mountains". Geography Zlaté Hory is located in the historical region of Czech Silesia on the border with Poland. It lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands, which gave it its modern name. The southernmost part extends to the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range. In this part is also located Orlík, the highest peak of the municipal territory with an elevation of . Several small watercourses flows through the municipal territory. The Zlatý Stream flows through the town proper. The area is rich in springs. History Golden mines in the Zlaté ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of The Czech Republic
Regions of the Czech Republic ( cs, kraj, plural: ''kraje'') are higher-level territorial self-governing units of the Czech Republic. Every region is governed by a regional council, headed by a governor (''hejtman''). Elections to regional councils take place every four years. According to the Act no. 129/2000 Coll. ("Law on Regions"), which implements Chapter VII of the Czech Constitution, the Czech Republic is divided into thirteen regions and one capital city with regional status as of 1 January 2000. History The first ''kraje'' were created in the Kingdom of Bohemia during the reign of Charles IV in the 14th century and they lasted till 1862/68. ''Kraje'' were reintroduced in 1949 in Czechoslovakia and still exist today (except for the early 1990s) in its successor states despite many rearrangements. Competences Rights and obligations of the regions include: *Establishment of secondary schools; *Responsibility for hospitals and social facilities; *Construction and repai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moor Frog
The moor frog (''Rana arvalis'') is a slim, reddish-brown, semiaquatic amphibian native to Europe and Asia. Moor frogs are known for their ability to freeze solid and survive thawing. The frog makes use of various cryoprotectants i.e. antifreeze that decreases its internal freezing temperature. The species is distributed over a large range, covering a significant portion of Eurasia. Male moor frogs are known to turn blue temporarily during the height of mating season. This coloration is assumed to signal a mate's fitness. Moor frogs typically mate through multimale amplexus a form of polyandry. The moor frog spawns its eggs in large batches in still bodies of acidic waters. Human-caused pollution is causing excessive acidification of habitat which harms egg health. The moor frog's habitat is also under destruction due to a variety of other anthropogenic means. The species has an IUCN listing of Least Concern. However, a majority of European states independently consider the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moorland Clouded Yellow
''Colias palaeno'', known by the common names moorland clouded yellow, palaeno sulphur, and pale Arctic clouded yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. Subspecies Subspecies include: – northern North America *''Colias palaeno chippewa'' W.H. Edwards, 1870 – northern North America, may be a separate species ('' C. chippewa'') * ''Colias palaeno europome'' (Esper, 1778) – Belgium, Germany, Slovakia, Romania, and Ukraine * ''Colias palaeno europomene'' Ochsenheimer, 1808 – high altitude in the Alps. This form is somewhat larger than the nominate, the male lemon-yellow above, being below deeper yellow, as is also the female. * ''Colias palaeno orientalis'' Staudinger, 1892 – Kamchatka very similar to ''europomene'', being dark greenish on the underside of the hindwing * ''Colias palaeno poktusani'' O. Bang-Haas, 1934 – North Korea * ''Colias palaeno sachalinensis'' Matsumura, 1919 – Sakhalin * ''Colias palaeno synonyma'' Bryk, 1923 – Sweden, Denmark (MHNT) Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subarctic Hawker
The subarctic zone is a region in the Northern Hemisphere immediately south of the true Arctic, north of humid continental regions and covering much of Alaska, Canada, Iceland, the north of Scandinavia, Siberia, and the Cairngorms. Generally, subarctic regions fall between 50°N and 70°N latitude, depending on local climates. Precipitation is usually low, and vegetation is characteristic of the taiga. Daylight at these latitudes is quite extreme between summer and winter due to its high latitude. Near the summer solstice for instance, subarctic regions can experience an all-night period of either civil, nautical, or astronomical twilight (or in the northern reaches full daylight), but without true night, since the sun never dips more than 18 degrees below the horizon. Noctilucent clouds are best observed within this range of latitude. Climate and soils Subarctic temperatures are above for at least one and at most three months of the year. Precipitation tends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Relict (biology)
In biogeography and paleontology, a relict is a population or taxon of organisms that was more widespread or more diverse in the past. A relictual population is a population currently inhabiting a restricted area whose range was far wider during a previous geologic epoch. Similarly, a relictual taxon is a taxon (e.g. species or other lineage) which is the sole surviving representative of a formerly diverse group. Definition A relict (or relic) plant or animal is a taxon that persists as a remnant of what was once a diverse and widespread population. Relictualism occurs when a widespread habitat or range changes and a small area becomes cut off from the whole. A subset of the population is then confined to the available hospitable area, and survives there while the broader population either shrinks or evolves divergently. This phenomenon differs from endemism in that the range of the population was not always restricted to the local region. In other words, the species or group did n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Age
An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Earth's climate alternates between ice ages and greenhouse periods, during which there are no glaciers on the planet. Earth is currently in the Quaternary glaciation. Individual pulses of cold climate within an ice age are termed ''glacial periods'' (or, alternatively, ''glacials, glaciations, glacial stages, stadials, stades'', or colloquially, ''ice ages''), and intermittent warm periods within an ice age are called '' interglacials'' or ''interstadials''. In glaciology, ''ice age'' implies the presence of extensive ice sheets in both northern and southern hemispheres. By this definition, Earth is currently in an interglacial period—the Holocene. The amount of anthropogenic greenhouse gases emitted into Earth's oceans and atmosphere is predicted to prevent the next glacial period for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Newt
The alpine newt (''Ichthyosaura alpestris'') is a species of newt native to continental Europe and introduced to Great Britain and New Zealand. Adults measure and are usually dark grey to blue on the back and sides, with an orange belly and throat. Males are more conspicuously coloured than the drab females, especially during breeding season. The alpine newt occurs at high altitude as well as in the lowlands. Living mainly in forested land habitats for most of the year, the adults migrate to puddles, ponds, lakes or similar water bodies for breeding. Males court females with a ritualised courtship display, display and deposit a spermatophore. After fertilisation, females usually fold their eggs into leaves of water plants. The aquatic larvae grow up to in around three months before metamorphosis, metamorphosing into terrestrial juvenile efts, which mature into adults at around three years. In the southern range, the newts sometimes do not metamorphose but keep their gills and st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
