Sokolov Basin
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The Sokolov Basin or Falkenau Basin is a drainage basin
and geomorphological unit in Czechia. It is located in northwestern Bohemia
and covers an area of 312 km². The basin has an average width of eight kilometres and runs along the southern foot of the Ore Mountains
.
, to the northeast the Sokolov Basin joins the Eger Graben
. To the east it is bounded by the Doupov Mountains and to the south by the Kaiserwald
. In the west it joins the Eger Basin at the Kulmer Schwelle. Its highest elevation at 573 metres is the Dvorský vrch (Casperberg) near Děpoltovice
in the Chodau Basin, followed by the Drsný vrch (Mariahilfberg) on the Kulmer Schwelle at 570 metres.
The main river is the Eger, that flows through the basin from southwest to northeast. From the Ore Mountains come the rivers of the Zwodau, Rolava
and Bystřice and the Teplá flows into the basin from the Kaiserwald
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
and geomorphological unit in Czechia. It is located in northwestern Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
and covers an area of 312 km². The basin has an average width of eight kilometres and runs along the southern foot of the Ore Mountains
Ore Mountains
The Ore Mountains in Central Europe have formed a natural border between Saxony and Bohemia for many centuries. Today, the border between Germany and the Czech Republic runs just north of the main crest of the mountain range...
.
Geography
To the north rise the Ore MountainsOre Mountains
The Ore Mountains in Central Europe have formed a natural border between Saxony and Bohemia for many centuries. Today, the border between Germany and the Czech Republic runs just north of the main crest of the mountain range...
, to the northeast the Sokolov Basin joins the Eger Graben
Eger Graben
The Eger Graben is a geographical unit in the Czech Republic. It runs southwards, parallel to the Ore Mountains and its formation is linked with that of the mountain range.- Topography :...
. To the east it is bounded by the Doupov Mountains and to the south by the Kaiserwald
Kaiserwald
Kaiserwald was a Nazi German concentration camp near the Riga suburb of Mežaparks in Latvia.Kaiserwald was built in March, 1943, during the period that the German army occupied Latvia...
. In the west it joins the Eger Basin at the Kulmer Schwelle. Its highest elevation at 573 metres is the Dvorský vrch (Casperberg) near Děpoltovice
Děpoltovice
Děpoltovice is a village and municipality in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic.-Notes:...
in the Chodau Basin, followed by the Drsný vrch (Mariahilfberg) on the Kulmer Schwelle at 570 metres.
The main river is the Eger, that flows through the basin from southwest to northeast. From the Ore Mountains come the rivers of the Zwodau, Rolava
Rolava
The Rolava is a left tributary of the Eger river in the northwest of the Czech Republic.It rises in the Bohemian part of the Ore Mountains about 2 km north of the village of Rolava near the border with Saxony. North of its source is the high moor of Großer Kranichsee, whose waters the Rolava...
and Bystřice and the Teplá flows into the basin from the Kaiserwald