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Svratka River
The Svratka (), formerly ''Švarcava'' (german: Schwarzach) is a river in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It is long, and its basin area is . It rises in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, converges with the Svitava (river), Svitava in Brno, and flows into the Dyje (''Thaya'') a near Mikulov. The river is known in the local Moravian Czech language#Dialects, dialect as the ''Švarcava'' (from the German language, German name of the river ''Schwarzach''). References Rivers of the Vysočina Region Rivers of the South Moravian Region Břeclav District Žďár nad Sázavou District {{CzechRepublic-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohemian-Moravian Highlands
The Bohemian-Moravian Highlands ( cs, Českomoravská vrchovina or ''Vysočina''; german: Böhmisch-Mährische Höhe) is a geomorphological macroregion and mountain range in the Czech Republic. Its highest peaks are the Javořice at and Devět skal in the north (). Location The Bohemian-Moravian Highlands are an extensive and long range of hills and low mountains over long, which runs in a northeasterly direction across the central part of the Czech Republic from Bohemia to Moravia. This range roughly coincides with modern Vysočina Region. Characteristics The highlands form a big region of rolling hills and low mountains with heights between about 500 and 800 metres, whose lowlands are relatively densely settled. Its gentle hills are dotted with small farmsteads and also occasionally with holiday apartments and houses. The softly, rounded summits offer beautiful and stunning panoramic views of the surrounding countryside, valleys and castles to hikers Hiking is a long, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
