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Plasy Uplands

The Plasy Uplands () are uplands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Plzeň and Central Bohemian regions and belongs to the largest mesoregions in the country. The axis of the territory is formed by the Berounka/Mže River.

Geomorphology

The Plasy Uplands is a mesoregion of the Plzeň Uplands within the Bohemian Massif. The relief is characterised by extensive remnants of Neogene leveled surfaces, structural denudation depressions and river terraces. The uplands are further subdivided into the microregions of Stříbro Uplands, Kaznějov Uplands, Plzeň Valley and Kralovice Uplands.

There are a lot of medium-high hills. The highest peaks are located in the western part of the territory. The highest peaks of the Plasy Uplands are:

  • Vlčí hora,
  • Hradišťský vrch,
  • Racovský vrch,
  • Chlum,
  • Rozsocha,
  • Krmníky,
  • Skupečský vrch,
  • Citeř,
  • Vinice,
  • Tříslovec,

Geography

The Plasy Uplands has an elongated shape from the northwest to the southeast with a length of approximately . The uplands have an area of and an average elevation of .

The axis of the territory is formed by the Berounka River and its main source, the Mže River. The Radbuza flows to the Mže through the southern part of the uplands. The Střela flows to the Berounka in the north of the uplands. The largest body of water is the Hracholusky Reservoir, built on the Mže.

Most of the city of Plzeň lies within the Plasy Uplands. Other notable settlements in the uplands are Stříbro, Nýřany, Dobřany, Třemošná, Horní Bříza and also Plasy, after which the region is named.

Geology

The geologically diverse bedrock is formed by weakly metamorphosed Proterozoic rocks supplemented by Variscan granitoids, by consolidated Permocarbonite and unconsolidated Tertiary sediments, and occasionally by igneous rocks from the Tertiary and Quaternary periods.

Nature

The northwestern part of the Plasy Uplands is protected as the Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area.

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