Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic

In terms of geomorphological division, the Czech Republic is a very diverse territory, located in the territory of four geomorphological provinces within four geomorphological subsystems. The Bohemian Massif within the sub-system of Hercynian Forest forms three quarters of the country. The southeastern and eastern part of the Czech territory belongs to the Western Carpathians within the Carpathian Mountains. The remaining two provinces, Western Pannonian Plain within the Pannonian Basin and North European Plain within the European Plain, cover only a small part of the Czech territory in the southeast and northeast.

The provinces are further subdivided into subprovinces, macroregions, mesoregions, microregions and areas. The generally accepted division of the relief of the Czech Republic into subprovinces, macroregions and mesoregions is given below.

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Basic geomorphological division Note: Some mesoregions extend beyond the borders of the Czech Republic. The area, average altitude and highest point correspond to the territory of mesoregions only in the Czech Republic.

Province Subprovince Macroregion Mesoregion Code Area (km2) Average altitude(m ASL) Highest point(m ASL) Bohemian Massif Bohemian Forest Subprovince Upper Palatine Forest Macroregion Upper Palatine Forest() 789 628.2 1042(Čerchov) Podčeskoleská Hills() 746 491.1 679(Chebský vršek) Cham-Furth Depression() 206 517.0 751(Kameňák) Bohemian Forest Highlands Bohemian Forest() 1,671 921.5 1378(Plechý) Bohemian Forest Foothills() 2,407 634.4 1094(Libín) Gratzen Mountains() 162 809.9 1073(Kamenec) Gratzen Foothills() 719 555.8 871(Kohout) Bohemian-Moravian Subprovince Central Bohemian Hills Benešov Uplands() 2,410 366.2 638(Stráž) Vlašim Uplands() 1,232 492.1 724(Javorová skála) Tábor Uplands() 1,599 449.3 633(Velký Mehelník) Blatná Uplands() 1,087 509.2 729(Drkolná) South Bohemian Basins České Budějovice Basin() 640 408.0 480(Vráže) Třeboň Basin() 1,360 457.0 583(Baba) Bohemian-Moravian Highlands Křemešník Highlands() 2,634 551.5 769(Křemešník) Upper Sázava Hills() 1,869 463.0 661(Roudnice) Iron Mountains() 748 480.4 738(U oběšeného) Upper Svratka Highlands() 1,135 580.2 836(Devět skal) Křižanov Highlands() 2,722 541.2 743(Harusův kopec) Javořice Highlands() 624 603.5 837(Javořice) Jevišovice Uplands() 2,010 414.3 634(Zadní hora) Brno Highlands Boskovice Furrow() 409 354.6 553(Nad Amerikou) Bobrava Highlands() 371 316.7 479(Kopeček) Drahany Highlands() 1,183 462.8 735(Skalky) Ore Mountains Subprovince Ore Mountains Highlands Fichtel Mountains() 289 572.1 758(Háj) Ore Mountains() 1,607 707.6 1244(Klínovec) Elbe Sandstone Mountains() 278 358.4 724(Děčínský Sněžník) Podkrušnohorská Macroregion Cheb Basin() 271 458.6 534(Doubravský vrch) Sokolov Basin() 312 451.8 570(Zelený vrch) Most Basin() 1,105 272.1 450(a contour line) Doupov Mountains() 607 558.2 934(Hradiště) Central Bohemian Uplands() 1,265 362.9 837(Milešovka) Karlovy Vary Highlands Slavkov Forest() 559 661.8 983(Lesný) Teplá Highlands() 682 627.3 847(Podhorní vrch) Sudetes Western Sudetes Lusatian Highlands() 276 423.4 608(Hrazený) Lusatian Mountains() 180 509.2 793(Luž) Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge() 200 518.5 1012(Ještěd) Eastern Upper Lusatia() 187 384.2 593(Prosečský hřeben) Jizera Foothills() 241 359.4 572(Andělský vrch) Jizera Mountains() 417 695.8 1124(Smrk) Giant Mountains() 454 901.0 1603(Sněžka) Giant Mountains Foothills() 1,247 463.2 839(Hejlov) Central Sudetes Broumov Highlands() 535 527.1 881(Královecký Špičák) Orlické Mountains() 341 713.0 1116(Velká Deštná) Orlické Foothills() 1,115 454.1 841(Špičák) Kłodzko Valley() 58 549.8 585(Hůrka) Eastern Sudetes Zábřeh Highlands() 734 426.5 715(Lázek) Mohelnice Depression() 119 288.8 333(Homůlka) Hanušovice Highlands() 793 527.2 1003(Jeřáb) Králický Sněžník Mountains() 76 930.9 1423(Králický Sněžník) Golden Mountains() 276 644.7 1127(Smrk) Zlatohorská Highlands() 527 495.8 975(Příčný vrch) Hrubý Jeseník 530 887.6 1491(Praděd) Nízký Jeseník 2,894 482.5 802(Slunečná) Sudeten Foreland Vidnava Lowland() 47 270.4 351(a contour line) Žulová Hilly Land() 107 336.8 527(Boží hora) Poberounská Subprovince Brdy Macroregion Džbán 311 416.6 538(Louštín) Prague Plateau() 1,128 302.5 435(Na rovinách) Křivoklát Highlands() 745 417.8 723(Radeč) Hořovice Uplands() 427 352.7 499(Bacín) Brdy Highlands() 827 556.0 865(Tok) Plzeň Uplands Rakovník Uplands() 1,003 439.6 677(Lišák) Plasy Uplands() 2,180 423.3 704(Vlčí hora) Švihov Highlands() 1,424 460.3 773(Koráb) Bohemian Table North Bohemian Table Ralsko Uplands() 1,356 318.2 698(Ralsko) Jičín Uplands() 1,244 305.6 562(Sokol) Central Bohemian Table Lower Ohře Table() 1,139 229.2 461(Říp) Jizera Table() 949 260.2 410(Rokytská horka) Central Elbe Table() 2,266 215.0 400(a contour line) East Bohemian Table East Elbe Table() 1,689 251.5 352(Na šancích) Orlice Table() 966 290.6 454(U rozhledny) Svitavy Uplands() 1,692 412.2 693(Baldský vrch) North European Plain Polish Plain Silesian Lowlands Opava Hilly Land() 394 258.3 340(a contour line) Western Carpathians Outer Subcarpathia Western Outer Subcarpathia Dyje–Svratka Valley() 1,452 210.0 355(Výhon) Vyškov Gate() 141 226.5 339(Na hanácké) Upper Morava Valley() 1,315 225.8 345(Jelení vrch) Moravian Gate() 534 263.5 375(a contour line) Northern Outer Subcarpathia Ostrava Basin() 486 244.0 337(Kouty) Outer Western Carpathians South-Moravian Carpathians Mikulov Highlands() 81 263.4 550(Děvín) Central Moravian Carpathians Ždánice Forest() 470 270.7 439(U Slepice) Litenčice Hills() 590 293.7 518(Hradisko) Chřiby 335 342.6 587(Brdo) Kyjov Hills() 482 235.2 417(Babí lom) Slovak-Moravian Carpathians Vizovice Highlands() 1,399 338.7 753(Klášťov) White Carpathians() 575 473.0 970(Velká Javořina) Maple Mountains() 229 631.6 1019(Malý Javorník) Western Beskidian Foothills Moravian-Silesian Foothills() 1,508 353.0 964(Skalka) Western Beskids Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains() 629 552.9 1024(Vysoká) Rožnov Furrow() 109 486.5 576(Poskla) Moravian-Silesian Beskids() 623 703.3 1324(Lysá hora) Jablunkov Furrow() 74 441.9 577(a contour line) Silesian Beskids() 54 613.7 995(Velká Čantoryje) Jablunkov Intermontane() 26 592.3 840(Girova) Western Pannonian Plain Vienna Basin South Moravian Basin Lower Morava Valley() 965 183.2 322(Žerotín) Záhorie Lowland Chvojnice Hills() 5 210.0 266(Staré hory)

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Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic

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