Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic

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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 Basin 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 the 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.[1]

Basic geomorphological division

Geomorphological provinces of the Czech Republic
  Bohemian Massif
  North European Plain
  Western Carpathians
  Western Pannonian Basin
Geomorphological subprovinces of the Czech Republic
Geomorphological macroregions of the Czech Republic

Bohemian Massif

Western Carpathians

North European Plain

Western Pannonian Basin

Notes

  1. ^ Consists of only one mesoregion.
  2. ^ Only a negligible area extends into the Czech Republic.

References

  1. ^ "Geomorfologické členění reliéfu ČR" (in Czech). Palacký University Olomouc. Retrieved 2022-02-20.

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