Karlovy Vary Mountains
Karlovy Vary Mountains
Karlovarská vrchovina
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The area on the map of the Czech Republic (marked in red) |
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Highest peak | Lesný ( 983 m nm ) |
location | Czech Republic |
part of | Erzgebirge sub-province |
Classification according to | Geomorphological classification of the Czech Republic |
Coordinates | 50 ° 2 ′ N , 13 ° 52 ′ E |
surface | 1,322 km² |
The Carlsbad mountains ( Karlovarská vrchovina ) is a geo-morphological classification in the Erzgebirgs-subprovince ( Krušnohorská subprovincie ) said area in Northern Bohemia .
Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic with the Erzgebirge subprovincie (Krušnohorska subprovincie) (marked in red)
geography
It is located in Karlovarský kraj (Karlovy Vary Region) between Kynšperk nad Ohří , Horní Slavkov and Karlovy Vary in the north, Marienbad and Planá in the west, Bezdružice in the south and Zlutice in the east.
geomorphology
Geomorphological classification:
System: Hercynian Sub-
system: Hercynian Mountains
Province: Bohemian Massif (Česká vysočina)
Sub-province: Krušnohorská subprovincie (Ore Mountains subprovincie)
Area: Karlovarská vrchovina (Karlovy Vary Mountains)
The Karlovy Vary Mountains as a geomorphological area in the Czech Republic comprise the following main and sub-units:
- Imperial Forest (Slavkovský les)
- Tepler highlands (Tepelská vrchovina)
Waters
The northern part is traversed by the Ohre and its tributary Teplá . The southern and eastern borders are in the catchment area of Mže and Střely .
Individual evidence
- ^ Walter Sperling: Geo names , keyword Karlsbader Gebirge in the dictionary of Prof. Dr. W. Sperling, accessed January 14, 2016
literature
- Jaromír Demek et al .: Zeměpisný lexikon ČSR. Hory a nižiny. Academia, Praha 1987, p. 35.