Tábor Uplands
The Tábor Uplands are uplands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the South Bohemian Region. It is named after the town of Tábor.
Geomorphology
The Tábor Uplands is a mesoregion of the Central Bohemian Hills within the Bohemian Massif. The relief is erosional-denudative, in some places tectonically disturbed. A typical element of the relief are river valleys, sometimes with Pleistocene terraces. The uplands are further subdivided into the microregions of Písek Uplands and Soběslav Uplands.There are a lot of medium-high hills. The highest peaks are located in the western part of the territory. The highest peaks of the Tábor Uplands are:
- Velký Mehelník,
- Vysoký Kamýk,
- Pasecký vrch,
- Malý Kamýk,
- Srní homole,
- Provazce,
- Jarník,
- Bytina,
- Pecivál,
- Svícny,
Geography
The Tábor Uplands lies in the South Bohemian Region. The territory has an area of and an average elevation of.The territory is rich in watercourses. The axis of the territory are the Vltava, which flows from south to northwest, and its tributary Lužnice, which drains the eastern part of the uplands. Another notable rivers are the Otava, which flows to the Vltava from the west, and the Smutná, which flows to the Lužnice from the north.
The largest bodies of water are the reservoirs Hněvkovice and Orlík, built on the Vltava.
Suitable natural conditions contributed to the creation of many settlements in the Tábor Uplands. The most populated towns entirely located in the territory are Tábor, Týn nad Vltavou, Sezimovo Ústí, Bechyně and Planá nad Lužnicí. Most of Písek, Milevsko and Soběslav also lie in the uplands.