The České středohoří (), also known as Central Bohemian Uplands or Central Bohemian Highlands,
[e.g. ''The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volume 31'', Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1998, p. 371] is a
geomorphological region in northern
Bohemia
Bohemia ( ; ; ) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. In a narrow, geographic sense, it roughly encompasses the territories of present-day Czechia that fall within the Elbe River's drainage basin, but historic ...
of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
.
Geography
The region is about 80 km long, extending from
Česká Lípa in the northeast to
Louny
Louny (; ) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 18,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Ohře River. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument ...
in the southwest and from
Litoměřice in the south to
Děčín in the north, and is intersected by the river
Elbe
The Elbe ( ; ; or ''Elv''; Upper Sorbian, Upper and , ) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Republic), then Ge ...
. The mountains, which are of volcanic origin, have distinctively sharp solitary peaks.
Protection
The eponymous protected landscape area covers most of the uplands' territory; consequently, construction through the area of the
D8 motorway (part of
European route E55 between
Dresden
Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...
and
Prague
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...
) was very controversial. Despite this, the motorway was finally completed in December 2016.
Gallery
See also
*
The Czech Rock
References
External links
www.ceskestredohori.cz
Mountain ranges of the Czech Republic
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