The Javořice Highlands ( cs, Javořická vrchovina, german: Jaborschützer Bergeland) is a
mountain range
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in the
Czech Republic
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. The
highland
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s, together with the
Jevišovice Highlands threshold, form the Western-Moravian part of
Moldanubian Zone - east south part of
Bohemian Massif
The Bohemian Massif ( cs, Česká vysočina or ''Český masiv'', german: Böhmische Masse or ''Böhmisches Massiv'') is a geomorphological province in Central Europe. It is a large massif stretching over most of the Czech Republic, eastern Ger ...
.
Geography
The Javořice Highlands rise to the north of the
Gmünd,
Lower Austria
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between
Slavonice
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, and the
Studená and
Mrákotín in the north. The Highlands have an area of and an average height of . The highest peak is ''
Javořice
Javořice (german: Jaborschützeberg) is a mountain in the Javořice Highlands mountain range within the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands in the Czech Republic. With an elevation of , it is the highest mountain of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands and o ...
'' at ; other peaks are ''Hradisko'' , ''Pivničky'' ''Vysoký kámen'' , ''Bukový vrch'' , ''Starohuťský vrch'' , and ''Čihadlo'' .
To the southeast is the
Holbruner Wald (Holbrun Forest) in
Lower Austria
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part of Javořice Highlands as well and in the east Jevišovice Highlands. The Javořice Highlands naturally established Bohemian-Moravian border.
The mountain range is 76% forested, though mainly by plantations. The forests are in good condition. For the landscape ary typical numerous
bogs and
ponds
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.
The primary composition of the range is
carboniferous-
cambrian granite
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and
granodiorite
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The term banatite is sometimes used informally for various rocks ranging from gr ...
.
Quartz
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veins
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are common.
Soil horizon is mainly
cambisol.
The
Thaya
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(parallel valley), and
Jihlava
Jihlava (; german: Iglau) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 50,000 inhabitants. Jihlava is the capital of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava River on the historical border between Moravia and Bohemia.
Historically, Jihlava ...
(
source
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),
Nežárka
Nežárka () (german: Naser) is a river in South Bohemia, Czech Republic. It flows into the Lužnice in Veselí nad Lužnicí. It is 56.0 km (35 miles) long, and its basin area is 1,001 km2. The river flows through Jindřichův Hradec a ...
(
source
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) as well among others, originates here.
Towns
The area is sparsely populated. There are no larger settlements. The most populated towns in the highlands are
Nová Bystřice and
Strmilov.
Gallery
Vysokokamenská vrchovina, z Landštejna 01.jpg, Look from Landštejn castle to Moravia
Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.
The m ...
Praha, obelisk na Hradě (5).jpg, 15.5 m high obelisk
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in Prague Castle
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originating from Javořice massif
PP Míchova skála (1).JPG, The ''Cheesewring'' rock Míchova skála
Cizkrajov, od Montserratu 01.jpg, Cizkrajov – Javořice Highlands on horizon
Further reading
* Geografický místopisný slovník, Academia, Praha, 1993.
Mountain ranges of the Czech Republic
Moravia
Bohemia
Highlands
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