 Bohemian Forest in the afternoon The Bohemian forest is a low mountain range in Central Europe. Geographically, the mountains extend from South Bohemia in the Czech Republic to Austria and Bavaria in Germany. They create a natural border between the Czech Republic on one side and Germany and Austria on the other. For historical reasons, the Bohemian and German sides have different names: in Czech, the Bohemian side is called Šumava (listen (help·
info)) and the Bavarian side Zadní Bavorský les, while in German, the Bohemian side is called Böhmerwald (literally, 'Bohemian forest'), and the Bavarian side Bayerischer Wald (literally, 'Bavarian Forest'). In Czech, Šumava is also used as a name for the entire adjacent region in Bohemia. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3464x1412, 1603 KB) Winterlicher Böhmerwald aufgenommen am 30. ...
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Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3504x2336, 2408 KB) Schneebedeckter Böhmerwald am Mittag. ...
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South Bohemian Region (in Czech Jihočeský kraj) is an administrative unit (kraj) of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia. ...
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Flag of Bohemia Bohemia (Czech: ; German: ) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. ...
This article deals primarily with the Bohemian side of the Šumava; for additional information on the Bavarian side see Bavarian Forest. The Bavarian Forest (German: Bayerischer Wald) is a low mountain range in Bavaria, Germany. ...
Geography and climate
The Bohemian Forest comprises heavily forested mountains with average heights of 800-1400 metres. The highest peak is Großer Arber (1456 m) on the Bavarian side; the highest peak on the Bohemian side is Plechý (Plöckenstein) (1378 m). The range is one of the oldest in Europe, and its mountains are eroded into round forms with few rocky parts. Typical for the Bohemian Forest are plateaux at about 1000-1200 m with relatively harsh climates and many peat bogs. Jezerní slať (literally: lake moor) holds the record for the lowest average and absolute temperature in Bohemia, with a 2 °C annual average and a record low of -41.6 °C in 1987. The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ...
Großer Arber, (German for Great Arber) is the highest peak of the Bavarian-Bohemian-mountain ridge at 1456 metres, and is often referred to as King of the Bavarian Forest“ though geographically belonging to the Bohemian Forest. ...
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Water The Bohemian Forest is the dividing range between the watersheds of the Black Sea and the North Sea, where water collected by the Vltava, Otava and Úhlava rivers flows. These rivers all spring from the Bohemian Forest. Owing to heavy precipitation (mostly snow), the peat bogs and the Lipno water dam, the Šumava region is an important water reservoir for Central Europe. More important for their aesthetic value than for holding water are several lakes of glacial origin. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2769x1221, 3105 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bohemian Forest Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to...
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The Vltava (help· info) (Moldau in German and many other Germanic languages, Moldva in Hungarian, unrelated to the Moldova river of Romania) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, draining into the north from its source in Šumava through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague (Praha), merging with...
Otava River Otava is a river in South Bohemia, Czech Republic. ...
The Úhlava (German: Angel) is a river in the Czech Republic flowing out of the Bohemian Forest. ...
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Nature
 Forest damaged by bark beetle and clearings after logging As a border region, the Bohemian Forest has had a complicated history. In the 20th century it was part of the Iron Curtain, and large areas were stripped of human settlement. Even before that, settlement was sparse and for centuries forests dominated over human dwellings and pathways. These unique circumstances led to the preservation of unspoilt nature and forest ecosystems relatively unaffected by human activity. On the other hand, many habitats dependent on farming activity are slowly turning into forest. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 625 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bohemian Forest Bark beetle ...
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In the Czech Republic, the most valuable area is protected in the Šumava National Park and Protected Landscape and the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Part of the German section is protected as the Bavarian Forest National Park. The Bohemian Forest is a popular holiday destination because it is excellent hiking country. Most interesting natural and cultural sights are connected with more than 500 km of summer marked trails and many bike trails. However, park administration is not always successful in its task, and many believe the rapid growth of tourist accommodation and services is destroying the former calm of the Šumava region. Šumava National Park is also suffering various problems connected with bark beetles and there is heated debate about how to deal with it. Å umava National Park is a national park in the south-western Czech Republic. ...
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The Bavarian Forest (German: Bayerischer Wald) is a low mountain range in Germany. ...
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History The origin of the word Šumava goes back to 400 BC. The Boii people spread across Europe between 400 BC and 8 BC. Boii is the Roman name of three ancient Celtic tribes, living in Transalpine Gaul (modern France), Cisalpine Gaul (northern Italy), and Bohemia, Moravia and western Slovakia. The European region of Bohemia owes its name to the Boii. The Romans called it: Boiohaemum, Germanic for "the home of the Boii". The Boii people were using the word Syumawa to indicate a vacation, retreat or time away from daily life. This later became Šumava in the western Slavic languages and was given to the Šumava region. In the 1st century AD the forest was inhabited by Gallo-Romans as well as by Germanic tribes in its northern part. Then again by the forefathers of the later Czech people, who entered the area in the 6th century AD, while from the 13th century AD until 1945-1946 the region was inhabited by Bohemian Germans, many of them woodcutters. (See also: Sudeten Germans.) A map of Gaul showing the relative position of the Boii tribe. ...
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Cisalpine Gaul (Latin: Gallia Cisalpina, meaning Gaul this side of the Alps) was a province of the Roman Republic, in Emilia and Lombardy of modern-day northern Italy. ...
Flag of Bohemia Bohemia (Czech: ; German: ) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. ...
Flag of Moravia Moravia (Czech and Slovak: Morava; German: ; Hungarian: ; Polish: ) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic. ...
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Vimperk (Winterberg in German) is town in southern Bohemia, currently in the JihoÄeský administrative district of the Czech Republic. ...
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The Bavarian Forest (German: Bayerischer Wald) is a low mountain range in Bavaria, Germany. ...
South Bohemian Region (in Czech Jihočeský kraj) is an administrative unit (kraj) of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia. ...
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