| Orlické Mountains | |
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 View from Velká Deštná | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Velká Deštná |
| Elevation | 1,116 m (3,661 ft) |
| Coordinates | 50°18′18″N 16°23′57″E / 50.30500°N 16.39917°E / 50.30500; 16.39917 |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 50 km (31 mi) |
| Width | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
| Area | 341 km (132 sq mi) |
| Geography | |
 Orlické Mountains in the geomorphological system of the Czech Republic | |
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| Range coordinates | 50°10′N 16°33′E / 50.167°N 16.550°E / 50.167; 16.550 |
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The Orlické Mountains (Czech: Orlické hory, Polish: Góry Orlickie, German: Adlergebirge) or Eagle Mountains are a mountain range located mainly in northeastern Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is a mesoregion of the Central Sudetes. They follow the border with Kłodzko Land in Poland for 40 km (25 mi). The highest point in the range is Velká Deštná at 1,116 m (3,661 ft).
Geology
The mountains are mainly composed of crystalline rocks, consistent with the makeup of the northern rim of the highlands of Bohemia.
Tourism
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The entire region has maintained its original natural character over the centuries and so beech primeval forests, protected landscape areas or nature parks and reserves are interwoven with trails, right next to chateaux and town parks and groomed rural gardens. The gentle rolling hills are interlaced with hiking trails, a dense network of cycle trails and routes leading along rivers.
Protection
Most of the Orlické Mountains are part of the Orlické hory Protected Landscape Area (CHKO Orlické hory), a landscape park of 204 km established in 1969.
History
Until 1945 the Orlické Mountains were predominantly German populated, the population was expropriated and expelled. Subsequently, new citizens moved here from the Czech lands.
Gallery
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Panorama of the Orlické Mountains from the south
References
- "Správa CHKO Orlické hory" [Administration of PLA Orlické hory] (in Czech). Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- "Geschichte des Adlergebirges". Retrieved 2021-09-25.
External links
- EagleMountains.cz – official tourist portal of the region operated by local destination agency
- Orlické hory Protected Landscape Area