Ostrava basin
The Ostrava basin ( Czech Ostravská pánev , Polish Kotlina Oświęcimska ) in Poland and the Czech Republic is a large valley in Silesia at the foot of the Beskidy Mountains . It is at an altitude of 250 m above sea level. NN and covers an area of 600 km².
geography
The Ostrava Basin is part of the Northern Subcarpathian and extends along the upper reaches of the Oder and Olsa between the Silesian Beskids in the east and the Sudetes in the west. The Moravian Gate connects to the south and the Silesian Lowlands and the Auschwitz Basin to the north .
The Ostrava basin is densely populated. Larger cities are Cieszyn , Wodzisław Śląski and Ostrau . The region is heavily industrialized, especially on the Czech side.
literature
- Jerzy Kondracki. Geografia fizyczna Polski. Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe. Warszawa. 1988. ISBN 83-01-02323-6