Bohemian Switzerland, Šluknov Region

České Švýcarsko, Šluknovsko

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Bohemian Switzerland (Czech: České Švýcarsko), also known as Czech Switzerland, is a picturesque region in the north-western Czech Republic. It lies on the Czech side of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains north of Děčín on both sides of the Elbe River. It extends eastward into the Lusatian Mountains and westward into the Ore Mountains. Its highest elevation is the mountain Děčínský Sněžník at 726 m above sea level. It has been a protected area (as ChKO Labske Piskovce) since 1972. The National Park is adjacent to the Saxon Switzerland National Park (Sächsische Schweiz) in Germany.

Country
Czech Republic

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