Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area

Geobox | Protected Area
name = CHKO Křivoklátsko
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category = Protected Landscape Area


image_caption = Týřov reserve in central Křivoklátsko
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country = Czech Republic
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region = Central Bohemian
region1 = Pilsen
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highest = Těchovín
highest_elevation = 617
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lowest = Berounka River
lowest_location = Hýskov
lowest_elevation = 217
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area = 628
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biome = forests
biome_share = 64
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established = 1978
established1 = 1977
established1_type = Biosphere reserve
management = Správa CHKO Křivoklátsko
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state =
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region1 = Pilsen
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landmark =
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highest = Těchovín
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lowest = Berounka River
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area = 628
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biome = forests
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established1_type = Biosphere reserve
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map_background = Czechia - background map.png map_caption = Location of CHKO Křivoklátsko in the Czech Republic
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Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area ( _cs. Chráněná krajinná oblast Křivoklátsko, usually abbreviated as CHKO Křivoklátsko) is a Landscape Protected Area in the Czech Republic. It lies in the western part of the Central Bohemian Region and a small part of the north-eastern Pilsen Region. Most of the area belongs to the highlands of the Křivoklátská vrchovina and lies on both banks of the Berounka river.

CHKO Křivoklátsko was declared in 1978 to protect a unique area with a mosaic of species rich habitats, mainly large stretches of broadleaf Central European temperate forests. Due to this fact the area was included among the UNESCO Biosphere reserves a year prior to being declared a Protected Landscape Area, in 1977. There are many other habitats, such as dry "rock steppes" covering the tops of some hills. The area is also notable for its diverse geology, mainly Proterozoic volcanic rocks and Cambrian fossil-rich slates around the village of Skryje, which were made famous by Joachim Barrande. CHKO Křivoklátsko covers an area of Unit area|sqkm|628.

The fact a that such well-preserved landscape lies very close to the Czech capital Prague is due to Křivoklátsko having been the hunting area of Czech kings and princes since the Middle Ages. The Landscape Protected Area is named after the Křivoklát castle in the northern part of Křivoklátsko.

Resources

*cite book
last = Rubín
first = Josef
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title = Národní parky a chráněné krajinné oblasti
publisher = Olympia
date = 2003
location = Praha
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id = ISBN 80-7033-808-3

*cite web
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title = Křivoklátsko PLA
work = Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic
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url = http://www.krivoklatsko.ochranaprirody.cz/index.php?lang=en
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accessdate = 2007-03-04