Draft:Broumov Highlands

{{Short description|Highlands in the Czech Republic}}
{{Infobox mountain
|name = Broumov Highlands
|image_map=Broumovska vrchovina CZ I4B-1.png
|map_caption=Broumov Highlands in the geomorphological system of the Czech Republic
|image=Božanov from national nature reserve Broumovské stěny in 2016.JPG
|image_caption=View of [[Božanov]]
|country=[[Czech Republic]], [[Poland]]
|region_type=[[Regions of the Czech Republic|Region]]
|region=[[Hradec Králové Region|Hradec Králové]]
|parent= [[Central Sudetes]]
|geology=
|age=
|area_km2=535
|orogeny=
|highest=Královecký Špičák
|elevation_m=881
|coordinates =
|length_km=
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The '''Broumov Highlands''' ({{langx|cs|Broumovská vrchovina}}) are [[highland]]s and a [[Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic|geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic]]. It is located in the [[Hradec Králové Region]]. It is a part of the [[Central Sudetes]] macroregion and the highest peak is Královecký Špičák at {{cvt|881|m}} above sea level. Most of the highlands is protected as the [[Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area]].

==Geomorphology==
The Broumov Highlands is a [[Mesoregion (geomorphology)|mesoregion]] of the [[Central Sudetes]] within the [[Bohemian Massif]]. The mesoregion is further subdivided into the microregions of Žacléř Highlands, Police Highlands and Meziměstí Highlands.{{cite web |title=Geomorfologické oblasti, celky a podcelky v ČR - dnes přijímané geomorfologické členění České republiky|url=https://www.treking.cz/regiony/geomorfologicke-cleneni-ceske-republiky.htm|work=Treking.cz|language=cs|access-date=2026-04-28}}

The highest peaks of the Broumov Highlands are:
*Královecký Špičák, {{convert|881|m|ft|abbr=on}}
*Ruprechtický Špičák, {{convert|880|m|ft|abbr=on|0}}
*Szeroka, {{convert|845|m|ft|abbr=on}}
*Mravenčí vrch, {{convert|842|m|ft|abbr=on}}{{efn|two different peaks with the same name|name=name}}
*Široký vrch, {{convert|841|m|ft|abbr=on}}
*Mravenčí vrch, {{convert|840|m|ft|abbr=on|0}}{{efn|name=name}}
*Kopica, {{convert|803|m|ft|abbr=on}}
*Světlina, {{convert|797|m|ft|abbr=on}}
*Kozina, {{convert|796|m|ft|abbr=on}}
*Čertův vrch, {{convert|790|m|ft|abbr=on|0}}

==Geology==
The Broumov Highlands is valuable because there is a great diversity of rocks in a small area. There are terrestrial and marine [[sedimentary rock]]s from the Carboniferous, Triassic and Cretaceous periods, and rocks originating from Permian volcanic activity. Subsequent tectonic uplift and erosion shaped the present-day relief. A common feature in the relief are rock towns modelled in Cretaceous sandstones. The area of the rock towns is known as [[Adršpach-Teplice Rocks]]. The Broumov Highlands are also known for underground pseudo-karst phenomena, caves and chasms.{{cite web |last=Ostradecká|first=Kateřina|title=Geologie Broumovska je mimořádná z více důvodů, říká speleolog Jiří Kopecký|url=https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/vase-zpravy-geologie-broumovska-je-mimoradna-z-vice-duvodu-rika-speleolog-jiri-kopecky-40160274|work=Novinky.cz|language=cs|date=2015-02-09|access-date=2026-04-28}}{{cite web |title=Geoparky|url=https://aopk.gov.cz/geoparky|publisher=Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic|language=cs|access-date=2026-04-28}}

==Geography==
The Broumov Highlands has an area of {{convert|535|sqkm|abbr=on}} and an average elevation of {{convert|527|m|ft|abbr=on}}.{{cite web |title=Geomorfologické celky ČR podle rozlohy – v Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezsku v km2|url=https://www.treking.cz/regiony/celky-rozloha.htm|work=Treking.cz|language=cs|date=2009-12-15|access-date=2026-04-28}}

The area is drained mainly by the rivers [[Ścinawka]] and [[Metuje]]. There are significant reserves of [[groundwater]] here, from which the region is supplied with drinking water.

The most populated settlements in the territory are [[Broumov]], [[Police nad Metují]] and [[Žacléř]].

==Protection of nature==
Most of the Broumov Highlands is protected as the [[Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area]] due to their unique geological and ecological value. The protected landscape area was established in 1991 and borders the [[Stołowe Mountains National Park]] in Poland. The wider area of {{cvt|570|km2}} is also protected as a the Broumovsko National Geopark.

The most valuable part of the Broumov Higlands and the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area are the [[Adršpach-Teplice Rocks]], protected as a [[Protected areas of the Czech Republic|national nature reserve]].

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Broumovská vrchovina|Broumov Highlands}}
*[https://ags.cuzk.cz/arcgis/rest/services/GeomorfologickeJednotky/MapServer?f=jsapi Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic] in the map portal of the State Administration of Land Surveying and Cadastre

[[Category:Sudetes]]
[[Category:Landforms of the Czech Republic]]
[[Category:Geography of the Hradec Králové Region]]