Bohemian Massif

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crystalline basement geological massif highland

The Bohemian Massif is a large, ancient crystalline highland in Central Europe, spanning parts of the Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, and Poland.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	crystalline basement ⓘ geological massif ⓘ highland ⓘ
borders	Alps ⓘ Carpathian Mountains ⓘ surface form: Carpathians European Plain ⓘ surface form: North European Plain
contains	Moldanubian Zone ⓘ Moravo–Silesian Zone ⓘ Saxothuringian Zone ⓘ Bohemian Massif self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Teplá–Barrandian Unit
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Austria ⓘ Czech Republic ⓘ Germany ⓘ Poland ⓘ
economicResource	coal ⓘ lignite ⓘ tin ⓘ tungsten ⓘ uranium ⓘ
extendsInto	Bavaria ⓘ Bohemia ⓘ Lower Austria ⓘ Moravia ⓘ Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Austria ⓘ
formedDuring	Paleozoic orogenic cycles ⓘ
geologicalAge	Paleozoic ⓘ Precambrian Supereon ⓘ surface form: Precambrian
geologicalStructure	fault-bounded block ⓘ
hasRole	core of the Czech Republic’s topography ⓘ
highestPoint	Grosser Arber ⓘ
influences	drainage pattern of Central Europe ⓘ
lithology	gneiss ⓘ granite ⓘ igneous rocks ⓘ metamorphic rocks ⓘ schist ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Europe ⓘ
mountainRange	Bavarian Forest National Park ⓘ surface form: Bavarian Forest Bohemian Forest ⓘ Fichtel Mountains ⓘ Ore Mountains ⓘ Sudetes ⓘ
orogeny	Variscan orogeny ⓘ
overlainBy	Cenozoic sedimentary basins ⓘ Mesozoic sedimentary basins ⓘ
partOf	Variscan orogeny ⓘ surface form: European Variscides

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Variscan orogeny → affects → Bohemian Massif ⓘ

Bohemian Massif → contains → Bohemian Massif self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Teplá–Barrandian Unit

Central Bohemian Region → contains → Bohemian Massif ⓘ

this entity surface form: Křivoklát Highlands

German Central Uplands → contains → Bohemian Massif ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spessart

Lower Franconia → hasLandscape → Bohemian Massif ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spessart

Bohemia → hasMountainRange → Bohemian Massif ⓘ

this entity surface form: Giant Mountains

Central Europe → hasMountainRange → Bohemian Massif ⓘ

Rhön → near → Bohemian Massif ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spessart

Elbe Sandstone Mountains → partOf → Bohemian Massif ⓘ

Klinovec → partOf → Bohemian Massif ⓘ

Krkonoše Mountains → partOf → Bohemian Massif ⓘ

Sudetes → partOf → Bohemian Massif ⓘ