Extreme points of the Czech Republic
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This is a list of the extreme points of the Czech Republic
: the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
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....
: the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
Latitude and longitude
- North : Severní, part of LobendavaLobendavaLobendava is a village and municipality in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 334 ....
municipality, Ústí nad Labem RegionÚstí nad Labem RegionÚstí nad Labem Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of its historical region of Bohemia...
(51°03′20"N 14°18′53"E) - South : Studánky, part of Vyšší BrodVyšší BrodVyšší Brod is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 2,600 inhabitants and it's the southernmost municipality in the Czech Republic. There is Vyšší Brod Monastery, very important historic landmark.-External links:*...
municipality, South Bohemian RegionSouth Bohemian RegionSouth Bohemian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia...
(48°33′09"N 14°19′59"E)
- West : KrásnáKrásná (Cheb District)Krásná is a village and municipality in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. In 2008 the village had a population of 500.- Geography :...
near AšAšAš is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic.-History:Previously uninhabited hills and swamps, the town of Asch was founded in the early 11th century by German colonists. Slavic settlements in the area are not known. The dialect spoken in the town was that of the Upper Palatinate,...
, Karlovy Vary Region (50°15′07"N 12°05′29"E) - East : BukovecBukovec (Frýdek-Místek District)is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has 1,356 inhabitants , 33.6% of the population are the Poles and 87.3% are Roman Catholics. It is the easternmost village of the country and the first village in the Czech Republic through which the Olza...
, Moravian-Silesian RegionMoravian-Silesian RegionMoravian-Silesian Region , or Moravo-Silesian Region, is one of 14 administrative Regions of the Czech Republic, until May 2001 it was formerly called the Ostrava Region . The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most of the Czech part of the...
(49°33′01"N 18°51′32"E)
Altitude
- Maximum : Sněžka Mountain, Hradec Králové RegionHradec Králové RegionHradec Králové Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Hradec Králové....
, 1,602 m - Minimum : Elbe RiverElbeThe Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...
in HřenskoHrenskoHřensko is a small village of approximately 320 inhabitants in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic on the border with Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the Kamenice and Labe rivers and was established during the 15th century as a trading settlement...
, Ústí nad Labem RegionÚstí nad Labem RegionÚstí nad Labem Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of its historical region of Bohemia...
, 115 m (50°53′15"N 14°13′59"E)
See also
- Extreme points of EuropeExtreme points of EuropeThis is a list of the extreme points of Europe: the geographical points that are higher, farther north, south, east or west than any other location in Europe. Some of these positions are open to debate, as the definition of Europe is diverse....
- Extreme points of Earth
- Geography of the Czech RepublicGeography of the Czech RepublicThe Czech landscape is quite varied. Bohemia, to the west, consists of a river basin, drained by the Elbe and Vltava rivers. It is surrounded by mostly low mountains such as the Sudetes with its part Krkonoše, containing the highest point in the country, the Sněžka at...