North Bohemia
Encyclopedia
North Bohemia is a region in the north of the Czech Republic
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From an administrative perspective, North Bohemia is made up of the districts of Ústecký kraj (Aussiger Region), Karlovarský kraj (Karlsbader Region) and Liberecký kraj (Region Liberec).
In German language usage the term North Bohemia or Nordböhmen often refers to that part of the Sudetenland
once mainly populated by Germans in North Czechia between Karlsbad
in the west and the Giant Mountains in the east.
and Ještěd Ridge, Frýdlantsko and the Jizera Mountains
. It is a popular tourist destination, much of which had been inaccessible until recently.
North Bohemia has two protected landscape areas – the Jizera and Lusatian Mountains. The summits of the Jizera Mountains climb to heights of about 1,000 metres above sea level, and the region’s peat bogs have been opened up with interconnecting educational trails. The national nature reserve of the Jizera Mountain Beechwood Forest (Jizerskohorské bučiny) contains the largest beech woodland in the Czech Republic, covering 27 square kilometres (10.4 sq mi).
there was a North Bohemia province (Severočeský kraj) from 1960-1990 that consisted of the present-day region of Ústí nad Labem and parts of Liberecký kraj.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
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Location
North Bohemia roughly covers the present-day NUTS regional unit of CZ04 Severozápad and the western part of CZ05 Severovýchod.From an administrative perspective, North Bohemia is made up of the districts of Ústecký kraj (Aussiger Region), Karlovarský kraj (Karlsbader Region) and Liberecký kraj (Region Liberec).
In German language usage the term North Bohemia or Nordböhmen often refers to that part of the Sudetenland
Sudetenland
Sudetenland is the German name used in English in the first half of the 20th century for the northern, southwest and western regions of Czechoslovakia inhabited mostly by ethnic Germans, specifically the border areas of Bohemia, Moravia, and those parts of Silesia being within Czechoslovakia.The...
once mainly populated by Germans in North Czechia between Karlsbad
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá, approximately west of Prague . It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370...
in the west and the Giant Mountains in the east.
Geography and nature
North Bohemia is divided into four landscape areas: Mácha’s Country, the Lusatian MountainsLusatian Mountains
The Lusatian Mountains are a mountain range of the Western Sudetes, located on the southeastern border of Germany with the Czech Republic east of the Elbe river, a continuation of the Ore Mountains range west of the Elbe valley...
and Ještěd Ridge, Frýdlantsko and the Jizera Mountains
Jizera Mountains
Jizera Mountains , or Izera Mountains, are part of the Western Sudetes on the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. The major part is formed from granite, with some areas formed from basalt. The mountains got their name from the Jizera River, which rises at the southern base of Smrk...
. It is a popular tourist destination, much of which had been inaccessible until recently.
North Bohemia has two protected landscape areas – the Jizera and Lusatian Mountains. The summits of the Jizera Mountains climb to heights of about 1,000 metres above sea level, and the region’s peat bogs have been opened up with interconnecting educational trails. The national nature reserve of the Jizera Mountain Beechwood Forest (Jizerskohorské bučiny) contains the largest beech woodland in the Czech Republic, covering 27 square kilometres (10.4 sq mi).
Historic administrative unit
In the administrative system of the former CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
there was a North Bohemia province (Severočeský kraj) from 1960-1990 that consisted of the present-day region of Ústí nad Labem and parts of Liberecký kraj.