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Extreme points of the Czech Republic
This is a list of the
extreme points of the
Czech Republic:
Latitude and longitude
- North: Near
Severní, part of
Lobendava municipality,
Ústí nad Labem Region (
51°03′20″N 14°18′53″E / 51.05556°N 14.31472°E / 51.05556; 14.31472), which is also the most northern settlement (
51°02′11″N 14°18′48″E / 51.03639°N 14.31333°E / 51.03639; 14.31333). The most northern former settlement is
Fukov (
51°02′33″N 14°30′07″E / 51.04250°N 14.50194°E / 51.04250; 14.50194), whose
population was mostly exiled in 1945 and was demolished entirely in 1960. Also applied to
Czechoslovakia and the
Kingdom of Bohemia as a part of
Austria-Hungary.
- South: Near
Studánky, a part
Vyšší Brod municipality,
South Bohemian Region (
48°33′09″N 14°19′59″E / 48.55250°N 14.33306°E / 48.55250; 14.33306), which is also the most southern settlement (
48°35′23″N 14°19′33″E / 48.58972°N 14.32583°E / 48.58972; 14.32583). The most southern former settlement is
Radvanov (
48°33′37″N 14°20′29″E / 48.56028°N 14.34139°E / 48.56028; 14.34139). Also applied to
Czechoslovakia and the
Kingdom of Bohemia as a part of
Austria-Hungary.
- West: Near
Krásná, which is itself close to
Aš,
Karlovy Vary Region (
50°15′09″N 12°05′26″E / 50.25250°N 12.09056°E / 50.25250; 12.09056). A nearby village named
Pastviny, administered by the town of
Hranice is the most western settlement (
50°16′30″N 12°09′01″E / 50.27500°N 12.15028°E / 50.27500; 12.15028). The most western former settlement is
Újezd u Krásné (
50°14′59″N 12°06′40″E / 50.24972°N 12.11111°E / 50.24972; 12.11111). Also applied to the
Kingdom of Bohemia as a part of
Austria-Hungary.
- East: Near
Bukovec,
Moravian-Silesian Region (
49°33′01″N 18°51′32″E / 49.55028°N 18.85889°E / 49.55028; 18.85889), which is also the most eastern settlement (
49°33′04″N 18°49′37″E / 49.55111°N 18.82694°E / 49.55111; 18.82694). There is no former settlement further east within the current borders, since unlike the other this area was not subject to the
exile of the Sudetenland Germans in 1945. Did not apply during the era of the
Kingdom of Bohemia as a part of
Austria-Hungary, since the lands of
Cieszyn Silesia administered then by the
Crown of Bohemia, but now within
Poland. were further east.
Altitude
- Maximum natural:
Sněžka Mountain,
Hradec Králové Region, 1,603 m (
50°44′10″N 15°44′25″E / 50.73611°N 15.74028°E / 50.73611; 15.74028)
- Maximum artificial: The tip of
a radio and television transmitter on
Praděd,
Šumperk District, 1,638 m (
50°04′59″N 17°13′52″E / 50.08306°N 17.23111°E / 50.08306; 17.23111)
- Minimum natural above water:
Elbe River in
Hřensko,
Ústí nad Labem Region, 115 m (
50°53′15″N 14°13′59″E / 50.88750°N 14.23306°E / 50.88750; 14.23306)
- Minimum natural below water:
Hranice Abyss, by
Hranice (Přerov District) is at least 473m deep and is predict to be between 800 and 1200m deep. With the top around 300m this would put the bottom at at least 150m and estimated to actually be around 500 to 900m below sea level (
49°31′56″N 17°45′02″E / 49.53222°N 17.75056°E / 49.53222; 17.75056)
- Minimum artificial: The bottom of a
Brown coal mine named
Bílina, near the city of
Bílina,
Teplice District, 20 m (
50°34′08″N 13°43′10″E / 50.56889°N 13.71944°E / 50.56889; 13.71944)
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Northernmost point
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Easternmost point
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Southernmost point
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Westernmost point
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Mt. Sněžka
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Elbe River in Hřensko
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Hranice Abyss
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