- Upper Palatinate Forest
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Český les in the Czech Republic.
The Upper Palatinate Forest (German: Oberpfälzer Wald) is a mountain range on the European continent that is divided between Germany and the Czech Republic. The German side of the range is in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria and borders the Bavarian Forest. The highest peaks of the range lie along the Czech side, which is known in Czech as Český les (Böhmischer Wald in German; literally, 'Bohemian Forest') and is northwest of the Bohemian Forest.
The range is a mountainous solid mass, its highest point being at an altitude of 1,042 m (3,419 ft). The area features many hiking trails and is popular for recreation.
Highest peaks
German name Czech name Height (m) Height (ft) State/Region Country Schwarzkopf Čerchov 1,042 3,419 Plzeň Czech Republic Tillenberg Dyleň 939 3,081 Karlovy Vary Czech Republic Entenbühl 901 2,956 Bavaria Germany Weingartenfels 896 2,940 Bavaria Germany Signalberg 888 2,913 Bavaria Germany Reichenstein 874 2,867 Bavaria Germany Frauenstein 835 2,740 Bavaria Germany Schellenberg 829 2,720 Bavaria Germany Stückstein 808 2,651 Bavaria Germany Steinberg 802 2,631 Bavaria Germany Fahrenberg 801 2,628 Bavaria Germany Schwarzwihrberg / Schloßberg 706 2,316 Bavaria Germany Johannisberg 605 1,985 Bavaria Germany Towns along the German side
- Amberg
- Bärnau
- Bechtsrieth
- Eslarn
- Falkenberg
- Floß
- Flossenbürg
- Freudenberg
- Leuchtenberg
- Mantel
- Moosbach
External links
- www.oberpfaelzerwald.de - Oberpfälzerwald.de (German) (also available in English)
- www.oberpfaelzer-waldverein.de - Oberpfälzer Waldverein (German)
- www.heimat-now.de - Informationen zur Ruine Schellenberg (German)
- www.bocklradweg.de - Bahntrassenradeln und Infos über den Oberpfälzer Wald (German)
Coordinates: 49°23′00″N 12°47′01″E / 49.3833333°N 12.78361°E
Bohemian Forest | Bohemian-Moravian Highlands | Brdy | Brno Highlands | Central Bohemian Uplands (České středohoří) | Doupov Mountains | Elbe Sandstone Mountains | Fichtelgebirge (Smrčiny) | Giant Mountains (Krkonoše) | Hostýnsko-vsetínská hornatina | Hrubý Jeseník | Javorníky | Jizera | Lusatian Mountains | Moravian-Silesian Beskids | Ore Mountains (Krušné hory) | Upper Palatinate Forest
Arnsberg Forest | Bavarian Forest | Black Forest | Bohemian Forest | Ebbegebirge | Eggegebirge | Eifel | Elbe Sandstone Mountains | Elstergebirge | Fichtelgebirge | Franconian Jura | Franconian Forest | Gladenbach Uplands | Habichtswald | Harz | Hoher Meißner | Hunsrück | Kaiserstuhl | Kellerwald | Kaufungen Forest | Knüll | Kyffhäuser | Lusatian Mountains | Lennegebirge | Lippe Uplands | North Palatine Uplands | Odenwald | Ore Mountains | Palatine Forest | Rhön | Rothaargebirge | Saalhausen Hills | Swabian Jura | Siebengebirge | Solling | Spessart | Taunus | Teutoburg Forest | Thuringian Highland | Thuringian Forest | Upper Palatine Forest | Vogelsberg | Weser Uplands | Wesergebirge | Westerwald | Wiehen Hills | Zittau Hills
Categories:- Forests and woodlands of Bavaria
- Mountain ranges of Germany
- Mountain ranges of the Czech Republic
- Czech Republic geography stubs
- Bavaria geography stubs
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