Socrates - Comenius 1: 
School Project “We are all living under the same sky”

Geography

Surface

The Czech Republic is a moderately mountainous country with prevalence of downs and highlands. Over 93 % of the Czech territory is covered by the places with average altitude between 200 – 1000 m above sea level, the plains (fewer than 200 m) cover only 5 % and the places at an altitude of 1000 m and more cover only 2 % of the Czech territory. The average altitude of our country is 450 m and exceeds the average altitude of Europe, which is 290 m. The lowest point in our country is the place where the river Elbe leaves the Czech Republic – 115 m above sea level.

The surface of the Czech Republic is quite varied. The downs cover about 1/2 of the country, highlands cover about 1/3. Downs and highlands are the most widespread types of landscape in the Czech Republic.

Differences in height

landscape

height (m)

 % area of the country

colour on the map

plains

0 – 30

4

downs

30 – 150

50

highlands

150 – 300

34

hilly regions

300 – 600

11

mountains

600 and more

1

The most important mountains in the Czech Republic over 750 m of altitude:

Krkonose (Giant Mountains)

(Snezka – 1602 m)

Hruby Jesenik

(Praded – 1491 m)

Kralicky Sneznik 

(Kralicky Sneznik – 1423 m)

Sumava (the Bohemian Forest)

(Plechy – 1378 m)

Beskydy (the Beskids)

(Lysa hora – 1323 m)

Krusne hory (the Ore Mountains)

(Klinovec – 1244 m)

Rychlebske hory

(Smrk – 1125 m)

Jizerske hory

(Smrk – 1124 m)

Orlicke hory

(Velka Destna – 1115 m)

Novohradske hory

(Kamenec – 1072 m)

Cesky les

(Cerchov – 1042 m)

Brdy

(Tok – 865 m)

Ceske stredohori 

(Milesovka – 837 m)

ceskomoravska vrchovina 
(Bohemian-Moravian Uplands)

(Devet skal – 836 m)

Nizky jesenik

(Slunecna – 800 m)

Luzicke hory

(Luz – 793 m)

Smrciny

(Haj – 758 m)