Upper Svratka Highlands
The Upper Svratka Highlands is a mountain range in Moravia, Czech Republic. The Highlands, together with the Křižanov Highlands threshold, form the Western-Moravian part of Moldanubian Zone - east south part of Bohemian Massif.Geography
The Upper Svratka Highlands rise to the north of the TiÅ¡nov, Moravia between Lomnice u TiÅ¡nova, and the Svratka in the north. The Highlands have an area of and an average height of. The highest peak is DevÄ›t skal at ; other peaks are KÅ™oviska, Žákova hora Harusův kopec, Babylon, Pohledecká skála, and PÅ™ednà skála, KulÃÅ¡ek, SýkoÅ™, Hornà les.
To the southeast is the Boskovická brázda in mid Moravia part of Brno Highlans as well and in the east Svitavy Hills. The Svratka river stream naturally established Bohemian-Moravian border, the other part of Elbe-Danube main European watershed
The mountain range is 63% forested, though mainly by plantations - spruces, maples, beeches, elmeses. The forests are in well condition.
The primary composition of the range is cretaceous granite, migmatite, orthogneiss, amphibole, granodiorite, gabbro and quartz slate. Often gneis.
Soil horizon - mainly cambisol.
The Svratka,,, among others, originate here, and the towns include Nové MÄ›sto na MoravÄ›, BystÅ™ice nad PernÅ¡tejnem and small towns DoubravnÃk and NedvÄ›dice.
