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Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic

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In terms of geomorphological division, the Czech Republic is a very diverse territory, located in the territory of four geomorphological provinces within four geomorphological subsystems. The Bohemian Massif within the sub-system of Hercynian Forest forms three quarters of the country. The southeastern and eastern part of the Czech territory belongs to the Western Carpathians within the Carpathian Mountains. The remaining two provinces, Western Pannonian Plain within the Pannonian Basin and North European Plain within the European Plain, cover only a small part of the Czech territory in the southeast and northeast.

The provinces are further subdivided into subprovinces, macroregions, mesoregions, microregions and areas. The generally accepted division of the relief of the Czech Republic into subprovinces, macroregions and mesoregions is given below.[1]

Maps

Basic geomorphological division

Note: Some mesoregions extend beyond the borders of the Czech Republic. The area, average altitude and highest point correspond to the territory of mesoregions only in the Czech Republic.

Notes

  1. ↑ South Moravian Basin consists of only one mesoregion.

References

  1. ↑ "Geomorfologické členění reliéfu ČR" (in čeština). Palacký University Olomouc. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Geomorfologicé celky ČR, pořadí podle rozlohy" (in čeština). Treking.cz. 2009-12-15. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

Further reading

  • Demek, Jaromír (1987). Obecná geomorfologie (in čeština). Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences.
  • Demek, Jaromír; Mackovčin, Peter (2006). Zeměpisný lexikon ČR: Hory a nížiny (in čeština). Nature and Landscape Protection Agency of the Czech Republic. ISBN 80-86064-99-9.
  • Pánek, Tomáš; Hradecký, Jan (2016). Landscapes and Landforms of the Czech Republic. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-27536-9.
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