Bohemian-Moravian Highlands

The Bohemian-Moravian Highlands (Czech: Českomoravská vrchovina or Vysočina; German: Böhmisch-Mährische Höhe) is an extensive and long range of hills and low mountains over 150 kilometres (93 mi) long, which runs in a northeasterly direction across the Czech Republic and forms the border between Bohemia and Moravia. This range roughly coincides with modern region Vysočina ("Highland"). Its highest peaks are the Javořice at 837 metres (2,746 ft) and Devět skal, in the north (836 metres (2,743 ft)).

  The Bohemian-Moravian Highlands within the geomorphological division of the Czech Republic


Characteristics
Typical landscape

It forms a big region of rolling hills and low mountains with heights between about 500 and 800 metres, whose lowlands are relatively densely settled. Its gentle hills are dotted with small farmsteads and also occasionally with holiday apartments and houses. The softly, rounded summits offer beautiful and stunning panoramic views of the surrounding countryside, valleys and castles to hikers and holidaymakers, as well as a variety of sporting facilities.

Division

Geomorphological division of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, including highest peaks:

Křemešnická vrchovina

Jindřichohradecká pahorkatina Čihadlo (665 m)
Pacovská pahorkatina Lísek (760 m)
Želivská pahorkatina Na altánku (633 m)
Humpolecká vrchovina Křemešník (765 m)
Hornosázavská pahorkatina

Kutnohorská plošina Za stodolami (537 m)
Světelská pahorkatina Žebrákovský kopec (601 m)
Havlíčkobrodská pahorkatina Roudnice (661 m)
Jihlavsko-sázavská brázda Kázek (567 m)
Iron Mountains
(Železné hory)

Chvaletická pahorkatina Krkanka (568 m)
Sečská vrchovina U oběšeného (737 m)
Upper Svratka Highlands
(Hornosvratecká vrchovina)

Žďárské vrchy Devět skal (836 m)
Nedvědická vrchovina Horní les (774 m)
Křižanov Highlands
(Křižanovská vrchovina)

Bítešská vrchovina Harusův kopec (741 m)
Brtnická vrchovina Velký Špičák (734 m)
Dačická kotlina Ivanův kopec (644 m)
Javořice Highlands
(Javořická vrchovina)

Jihlavské vrchy Javořice (837 m)
Novobystřická vrchovina Vysoký kámen (738 m)
Jevišovická pahorkatina

Jemnická kotlina Vráž (576 m)
Bítovská pahorkatina Suchá hora (571 m)
Jaroměřická kotlina Zadní hora (634 m)
Znojemská pahorkatina Na skalném (556 m)

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