Hannsdorfer Bergland

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Hannsdorfer Bergland ( Hanušovická vrchovina in Czech ) is a mountain range of the Eastern Sudetes in the Czech Republic , which extends from the eponymous city of Hanušovice ( Hannsdorf ) to the west and south-west.

geography

To the north, the Hannsdorfer Bergland is separated from the Glatzer Schneegebirge by the March valley . The Jeseníky Mountains rise to the east . To the west, the Grulich Furche ( Králická brázda ) forms the natural boundary to the Eagle Mountains . The Hohenstädter Bergland ( Zábřežská vrchovina ) joins in the southwest . Towards the southeast it goes from the Schönberger Kessel into the Müglitzer Furche ( Mohelnická brázda ). The mountainous area covers an area of ​​793 km². The mean height is 527.2 m.

The main European watershed between the North Sea and the Black Sea runs through the Hannsdorfer Bergland. The Silent Eagle and the Oskava spring from it . The largest rivers are the March and Desná .

The highest elevation is the Jeřáb ( Ebereschberg ) at 1003 m above sea level , better known is the 769 m high pilgrimage mountain Hora Matky Boží ( Mother of God Hill ), also Mariánský Kopec, near Králíky . Other mountains are u. a .:

  • Bouda (956 m)
  • Kamenec (914 m)
  • Čečel (839 m)
  • Rabštejn (803 m)
  • Křížová hora (735 m)

geology

The mountain range is divided into the sub-units Goldensteiner Upland ( Branenská vrchovina ), Rabenseifener Upland ( Hraběšická vrchovina ), Schönberger Kessel ( Šumperská kotlina ) and Ausseer Upland ( Úsovská vrchovina ).

The mountainous country consists mainly of crystalline slate.