Orlické Mountains

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).

Orlické Mountains
View from Velká Deštná
Highest point
PeakVelká Deštná
Elevation1,116 m (3,661 ft)
Coordinates50°18′18″N 16°23′57″E
Dimensions
Length50 km (31 mi)
Width8 km (5.0 mi)
Area341 km2 (132 sq mi)
Geography
Orlické Mountains in the geomorphological system of the Czech Republic
CountriesCzech Republic and Poland
RegionsHradec Králové Region (CZ), Pardubice Region (CZ) and Lower Silesian Voivodeship (PL)
Range coordinates50°10′N 16°33′E
Borders onBystrzyckie Mountains, Table Mountains and Śnieżnik Mountains

Geology

The mountains are mainly composed of crystalline rocks, consistent with the makeup of the northern rim of the highlands of Bohemia.

Tourism
Shelter Masarykova Chata

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 km2 established in 1969.[1]

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.[2]

Panorama of the Orlické Mountains from the south

References
  1. "Správa CHKO Orlické hory" [Administration of PLA Orlické hory] (in Czech). Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. "Geschichte des Adlergebirges". Retrieved 2021-09-25.
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