12.11.2006
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 Sumava and the Bavarian side Zadni Bavorsky les, while in German, the Bohemian side is called Böhmerwald (literally, ‘Bohemian forest’), and the Bavarian side Bayerischer Wald (literally, ‘Bavarian Forest’). In Czech, Sumava is also used as a name for the entire adjacent region in Bohemia. (more…)
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11.11.2006
The Moravian Karst is a nature reserve with an area of approximately 100 km², 5km wide and 24km long. It is explored since centuries and it was known and described early in the 19th century.
Four of the caves in this area are accessible to the public. Other sights include the numerous dolines, loosing streams, karst springs and some wild caves. (more…)
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11.11.2006
The Macocha Gorge, also known as the Macocha Abyss, is a gorge, in the Moravian Karst cave system of the Czech Republic located north of the city of Brno, near the town of Blansko. The Punkva River flows through it. It is a popular tourist attraction for casual visitors to the region, in addition to cavers. The gorge is about 135 meters deep and also the deepest of its kind (light hole type) in Central Europe. (more…)
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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 Sumava and the Bavarian side Zadni Bavorsky les, while in German, the Bohemian side is called Böhmerwald (literally, ‘Bohemian forest’), and the Bavarian side Bayerischer Wald (literally, ‘Bavarian Forest’). In Czech, Sumava is also used as a name for the entire adjacent region in Bohemia. (more…)
