Central Bohemian Uplands
The Central Bohemian Uplands is a highland and geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Ústí nad Labem Region.
Geomorphology
The Central Bohemian Uplands is a mesoregion of the Podkrušnohorská Macroregion within the Bohemian Massif. It has the character of a rugged highland and, in some places, a flat mountain range. The area is very rugged and is divided into two halves by the incised valley of the Elbe River, which is deepened up to 400–500 m into the surrounding relief. The uplands are further subdivided into the microregions of Verneřice Uplands and Milešovka Uplands. The southeastern part is characterized by numerous isolated volcanic inselbergs. The northeastern part consists mainly of flat ridges, but the edges of this area are rugged with large elevation differences.The area is characterized by distinctively sharp isolated peaks. The highest peaks of the Central Bohemian Uplands are:
- Milešovka,
- Hradišťany,
- Kloč,
- Sedlo,
- Kleč,
- Ostrý,
- Kletečná,
- Lipská hora,
- Buková hora,
- Kočičí vrch,
Geography
The Central Bohemian Uplands stretches from the southwest to the northeast and is about long. The region have an area of and an average elevation of.The most important river is the Elbe, which creates a distinctive valley. Its most important tributaries within the Central Bohemian Uplands are the Ploučnice and Bílina. There are only a few lakes and fishponds here. The most important of them are Lake Žernosecké jezero and Chmelař Pond.
The edge of the territory is lined with important settlements. Among the most populated settlements that extend to the Central Bohemian Uplands are the cities of Ústí nad Labem, Most, Teplice and Děčín, and the towns of Litoměřice and Lovosice. The most important settlements, which are in the Central Bohemian Uplands by their entire territory, are Kamenický Šenov, Benešov nad Ploučnicí, Žandov and Verneřice.