PROTECTION OF THE LANDSCAPE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

General information

Located in the Liberec and Hradec Kralové regions are the Krkonoše Mountains, the highest mountain range in the Czech Republic (the highest peak of the CR - Sněžka 1603 metres altitude). Here are some basic facts about the protected mountain range and national park in Czechia:

• Caring for the protected regions of the Krkonoše Mountains is the responsibility of the Administration of the Krkonoše Mountains National Park (KRNAP) in Vrchlabí; since 1991, it has been a state-run organisation overseen by the Czech Ministry for the Environment.
• Krkonoše National Park was established in 1963 - the oldest national park in the Czech Republic.
• Its total area is 385 km2.
• The mountainous area continues being protected even on the Polish side (Karkonoski park narodowy).
• Both sides of the Krkonoše Mountains (Polish and Czech) belong UNESCO's World Wide Biosphere Reserve.

One can rarely see such fascinating rock formations as the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks in the Broumovsko protected area. These formations are not just a one-day attraction, but an image that will remain with you for the rest of your life. Here are some basic facts about this region and its unique features:

• This protected landscape area is in north-east Bohemia in the Czech Republic, on the border with Silesia.
• It was established in 1991 with a total area of 430 km2
• The area of Adršpašsko is characterized by a number of individually standing rock towers, looming eighty metres into the air.
• The protected area is divided into 4 zones of nature based on the environmental preservation categories.
• In the strictest protected, the 1st zone, are such land features as: the sandy rock-towers, table mountains, gorges, canyons, bottomlands, forest vegetation, and mountain and sub mountain flora and fauna.