Podčeskoleská pahorkatina

Podčeskoleská pahorkatina "Hill country near the Upper Palatinate Forest"
Highest peak	Chebský vršek ( 679  m nm )
location	Czech Republic
Coordinates	49 ° 57 '  N , 12 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 57 '  N , 12 ° 41'  E
Type	Sink
surface	746 km²

Geomorphological classification of the Czech Republic with Podčeskoleská pahorkatina (marked in red)

Podčeskoleská pahorkatina ("hill country near the Upper Palatinate Forest") is a geomorphological unit and rough highland that extends in the sunken area of ​​the Cheb Domažlice moat.

geology

It lies on the crystalline rocks of Barrandium ( gneiss , paragneiss , mica , granite , amphibolite , gabro , diorite ). Extensive remains of tertiary flattened surfaces ( etchplains , pediplains ) and shallow tectonic basins with neogene sediments are numerous , in the central part there are a large number of ponds. Low depressions, structural ridges and weathering and erosion of granite rocks are evenly distributed.

natural reserve

The protected landscape area of Český les , designated in 2005, covers the entire area.

Waters

Dominant waters are the rivers Ohře (German: Eger) and Mže (German: Mies).

Geomorphological classification

• System: Hercynian
• Subsystem: Hercynian Mountains
• Province: Bohemian Massif ( Česká vysočina )
• Subprovince: Šumavská subprovincie (Bohemian Forest Subprovince)
• Area: Českoleská oblast (Upper Palatinate Forest area)
• Main unit: Podčeskoleská pahorkatina ("hill country near the Upper Palatinate Forest")
• Sub- unit: Tachovská brázda , Chodská pahorkatina ("Melhuter hill country")

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Demek J. a kol .: Zeměpisný lexikon ČSR - Hory a nížiny , Academia, Praha 1987 s. 222