České Středohoří

Central Bohemian Uplands (České středohoří)
Mountain Range
Milešovka (left) and Kletečná as seen from Lovoš
Country	Czech Republic
Regions	Ústí nad Labem, Liberec
Part of	Krušné Hory Subprovince
Parts	Milešovské středohoří, Verneřické středohoří
Highest point	Milešovka
- elevation	836 m (2,743 ft)
- coordinates	50°33′19″N 13°55′54″E / 50.555233°N 13.931533°E / 50.555233; 13.931533
Area	1,266 km2 (489 sq mi)
Geology	basalt
Location of the České Středohoří in brown in the Czech Republic

České středohoří or Central Bohemian Uplands^[1] is a mountain range located in northern Bohemia, Czech Republic. The range is about 80 km long, spanning from Česká Lípa (northeast) to Bílina (southwest) and from Litoměřice (south) to Děčín (north), intersected by the river Elbe.

The name středohoří can be roughly translated into English as "middle mountains". However, the sense of the word "middle" is in this context often misunderstood as being located in the middle of Bohemia. In fact, the designation refers to moderate elevation of the mountains. Another translation is "uplands" (as opposed to "highlands").

České středohoří is a nature reserve (Czech: Chráněná krajinná oblast (abbr. CHKO), and the D8 motorway connecting Prague and Dresden is to traverse the mountains. This led to a number of controversies, and as of 2010, the České středohoří is the last section of the D8 under construction.

In the development of the game ARMA 2 data of this area was used to create the landscape for the game.

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  České středohoří from Házmburk

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  Milá

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  Milešovka

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  Lovoš

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  Hazmburk

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  Košťálov

References

1. ^ The Central Bohemian Uplands and Žatecko at www.czecot.com. Accessed on 28 Feb 2011.

External links

• www.ceskestredohori.cz

Coordinates: 50°34′N 14°56′E / 50.567°N 14.933°E / 50.567; 14.933