České Středohoří

The České středohoří – Central Bohemian Uplands[1] or Central Bohemian Highlands[2] – is a mountain range located in northern Bohemia in the Czech Republic. The range is about 80 km long, extending from Česká Lípa in the northeast to Louny in the southwest and from Litoměřice in the south to Děčín in the north, and is intersected by the river Elbe. The mountains, which are of volcanic origin, have distinctively sharp solitary peaks.

Central Bohemian Uplands
Milešovka (left) and Kletečná as seen from Lovoš
Highest point
PeakMilešovka
Elevation837 m (2,746 ft)
Listing
Coordinates50°35′00″N 14°07′30″E 
Dimensions
Area1,266 km2 (489 sq mi)
Naming
Native nameČeské středohoří
Geography
Location of the České Středohoří in the Czech Republic
CountryCzech Republic
RegionsÚstí nad Labem and Liberec
Range coordinates50°35′00″N 14°07′30″E
Parent rangeKrušné Hory Subprovince
Geology
Type of rockbasalt

The uplands are a Protected Landscape Area (Czech: Chráněná krajinná oblast – CHKO); consequently, construction through the area of the D8 motorway – part of European route E55 between Dresden and Prague – was very controversial. Despite this, the motorway was finally completed in December 2016.

Geographical data relating to this area were used in the creation of the landscape for the military simulation video game ARMA 2.

References
  1. The Central Bohemian Uplands and Žatecko at www.czecot.com. Accessed on 28 Feb 2011.
  2. e.g. The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volume 31, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1998, p. 371


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