Upper Svratka Highlands


The Upper Svratka Highlands is a mountain range in Moravia, Czech Republic. The Highlands, together with the Křižanov Highlands threshold, form the Western-Moravian part of Moldanubian Zone – east south part of Bohemian Massif.

Geography

The Upper Svratka Highlands rise to the north of the Tišnov between Lomnice, and the Svratka in the north. The highlands have an area of and an average height of. The highest peak is Devět skal at ; other peaks are Žákova hora ''Pohledecká skála, Horní les, Harusův kopec, Přední skála, or Sýkoř''.
The northwestern part is formed by Žďárské vrchy mountain range. To the southeast is the Boskovice Furrow and in the east the Svitavy Uplands. The Svratka river stream naturally established Bohemian-Moravian border, the other part of Elbe–Danube main European watershed
The mountain range is 63% forested, though mainly by plantations – spruces, maples, beeches, elmeses. The forests are in well condition.
The primary composition of the range is cretaceous granite, migmatite, orthogneiss, amphibole, granodiorite, gabbro and quartz slate. Often gneis.
Soil horizon – mainly cambisol.
The rivers Svratka, Bobrůvka and Novohradka originate here.

Population

The area is relatively sparsely populated. The largest towns in the Upper Svratka Highlands are Nové Město na Moravě, Bystřice nad Pernštejnem, Kunštát, Olešnice and Bystré.