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Hranice Na Moravě
Hranice may refer to places in the Czech Republic: *Hranice (České Budějovice District), a municipality and village in the South Bohemian Region *Hranice (Cheb District), a town in the Karlovy Vary Region *Hranice (Přerov District), a town in the Olomouc Region **Hranice Abyss, an abyss in Hranice **SK Hranice, a football club in Hranice {{geodis ...
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Hranice (České Budějovice District)
Hranice (german: Julienhain) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Hranice lies approximately south-east of České Budějovice and south of Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli .... Administrative parts The village of Trpnouze is an administrative part of Hranice. References Villages in České Budějovice District {{SouthBohemia-geo-stub ...
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Hranice (Cheb District)
Hranice (; german: Roßbach) is a town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Pastviny, Studánka and Trojmezí are administrative parts of Hranice. Etymology The old German name ''Rossbach'' means "Horse brook", referring to the brook where first inhabitants watered their horses. Therefore the horse appears on the town's coat of arms and flag. In Czech, ''hranice'' means "border". Following the partition of Germany, a border tripoint (between Czechoslovakia, West and East Germany) was situated near the town, for which the village of Trojmezí (literally "Tripoint") is named. The village is also the tripoint of the three historical regions of Bohemia, Bavaria and Saxony. Geography Hranice is located about northwest of Cheb. It lies in the Aš Panhandle region, in the westernnmost part of the region, on the border with Germany. It neighbors the German municipalities of Bad Elster to th ...
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Hranice (Přerov District)
Hranice (; german: Weißkirchen or ''Mährisch Weißkirchen'') is a town in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 17,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. The town is known for the Hranice Abyss. Administrative parts Hranice is made up of nine town parts and villages: *Hranice I-Město *Hranice II-Lhotka *Hranice III-Velká *Hranice IV-Drahotuše *Hranice V-Rybáře *Hranice VI-Valšovice *Hranice VII-Slavíč *Hranice VIII-Středolesí *Hranice IX-Uhřínov Středolesí and Uhřínov form an exclave of the municipal territory. Etymology The name Hranice literally means "border". It is sometimes called ''Hranice na Moravě'' ("Hranice in Moravia") to distinguish from other places with the same name. Geography Hranice is located about northeast of Přerov and east of Olomouc. It lies mostly in the Moravian Gate lowland. The exclave of the municipal territory lies ...
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Hranice Abyss
Hranice Abyss ( cs, Hranická propast) is the deepest flooded pit cave in the world. It is a karst sinkhole near the town of Hranice, Czech Republic. The greatest confirmed depth is , of which is underwater. In 2020, a scientific expedition to the cave revealed that part of the system apparently reaches 1 kilometre deep, albeit with the lowest reaches sediment-filled. Analysis of the water found carbon and helium isotopes which implied that the cave has been formed by acidic waters, heated by the mantle, welling up from below. Description It is located near the Zbrašov Aragonite Caves, which are open to the public. The total depth of the abyss (at least 473.5 m) is unknown, as the lower part of the abyss is flooded by the Hranice Lake. The abyss has an elliptical shape and is situated in the SE-SW direction. It is approximately 110 metres long at its longest point and 50 metres wide at its widest point. For most visitors the most interesting figure is the depth of the abyss ...
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