Český Les Protected Landscape Area, Domažlice Region

Český les, Domažlicko

DPA

Český les Protected Landscape Area (Czech: CHKO Český les, which is literally translated as Bohemian Forest) is a Protected Landscape Area in the Czech Republic. It lies in the western part of the Pilsen Region along the border with the German state of Bavaria. It protects the most valuable parts of the range of the same name, the Český les, which bears the name Oberpfälzer Wald in Germany. Most of the area was vacated after the forced expulsion of the predominantly German inhabitants after the World War II. Until the fall of the Communist regime in 1989 it was part of the Western border zone, virtually uninhabited. Due to this development it is today an area little affected by human activities, a mosaic of deep forests, meadows and forests. CHKO Český les covers an area of 473.42 km2. There are no permanent settlements in the area, rather a few restored hamlets and many of the meadows and pastures are now used for cattle raising. The protected area is divided in two parts separated by the D5 highway connecting the Czech Republic and Germany. The zone close to the highway was not included in the protected area.

Country
Czech Republic

Scale
1:50 000