The Jičín Uplands () are uplands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the

Hradec Králové Hradec Králové (; ) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 94,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech R ...

Liberec Liberec (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 108,000 inhabitants, making it the fifth largest city in the country. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse River, in a basin surrounded by mountains. The city centre is well preserved and is pr ...

and Central Bohemian regions.

Geomorphology

The Jičín Uplands are a mesoregion of the North Bohemian Table within the

Bohemian Massif The Bohemian Massif ( or ''Český masiv'', or ''Böhmisches Massiv'') is a geomorphological province in Central Europe. It is a large massif stretching over most of the Czech Republic, eastern Germany, southern Poland and northern Austria. Th ...

. The uplands are rugged and sometimes have a character of flat highlands. Typical features of the relief are

cuesta A cuesta () is a hill or ridge with a gentle slope on one side, and a steep slope on the other. In geology, the term is more specifically applied to a ridge where a harder sedimentary rock overlies a softer layer, the whole being tilted somew ...

s, tabular plateaus, horst and anticlinal ridges, erosional denudation and tectonically conditioned basins, and furrows. The relief is complemented by several river terraces. The uplands are further subdivided into the microregions of Turnov Uplands and Bělohrad Uplands. There are a lot of medium-high hills. The relief is very rugged, but the elevations are low. The highest peaks are located in the northern part of the territory. The highest peaks of the Jičín Uplands are: *Sokol, *Zabolky, *Dehtovská horka, *Trosky, *Hrobka, *Vyskeř, *Přivýšina, *Mužský, *Záleský vrch, *Střelečská hůra,

Geography

The territory is L-shaped and elongated from west to east. The region has an area of and an average elevation of . The west of the territory is drained by the Jizera River, the east is drained by the

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 ...

. A notable river that crosses the centre of the territory is also the

Cidlina The Cidlina () is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Elbe River. It originates in the Liberec Region, but flows mainly through the Hradec Králové and Central Bohemian regions. It is long. Etymology According to one theory ...

(a tributaty of the Elbe). Suitable natural conditions contributed to the creation of many settlements in the Jičín Uplands. The most populated settlements located in whole or in large part in the territory are

Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It lies on the left bank of the Jizera (river), Jizera River. Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region. I ...

Jičín Jičín (; or ''Gitschin'') is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservatio ...

, Dvůr Králové nad Labem,

Turnov Turnov (; ) is a town in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. It is a traditional centre for gemstone polishing, glass craftsmanship and arts. The historic town centre is well preserved and ...

Mnichovo Hradiště Mnichovo Hradiště (; ) is a town in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic ...

, Hořice, Bakov nad Jizerou and Kosmonosy.

Nature

The territory alternates between forested and agricultural landscapes. The centre and north of the Jičín Uplands are continuously forested and are protected as the

Bohemian Paradise Bohemian Paradise () is a natural and cultural region in the Czech Republic. It is a designated protected landscape area with an area of . Bohemian Paradise is also the name of a geopark with an area of , which is the only UNESCO Global Geopark ...

Protected Landscape Area. Almost its entire area of lies in the Jičín Uplands.

Gallery

Hrad Trosky, letecký snímek.jpg, Aerial view of Trosky with Trosky Castle Les Království from air 3.jpg, Les Království Reservoir built on the Elbe Frýdštejn - pohled z hradní věže.jpg, View towards Zabolky Zebín z Housera.jpg, Zebín, a dominant feature near Jičín Ostružno, Podhradí a Veliš ze Svaté Anny.jpg, Veliš hill

References

{{authority control Mountain ranges of the Czech Republic Geography of the Hradec Králové Region Geography of the Liberec Region Geography of the Central Bohemian Region