Šumava

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Šumava is a mountain range and protected natural region in southwestern Czech Republic, known for its dense forests, peat bogs, and the Šumava National Park along the German and Austrian borders.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Šumava National Park 0
Boubínský prales 0
Plechý 0

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
national park
primeval forest reserve
protected natural region
climate cool humid continental climate
contains Boubínský prales NERFINISHED
Laka lake NERFINISHED
Plešné jezero NERFINISHED
Prášilské jezero
Černé jezero NERFINISHED
Čertovo jezero NERFINISHED
country Czech Republic
Czech Republic
dominantRockType gneiss
granite
elevation 1378 m
established 1991
formsBorderWith Bavarian Forest (Germany) NERFINISHED
formsTransboundaryEcosystemWith Bavarian Forest National Park NERFINISHED
geologicalOrigin Variscan orogeny NERFINISHED
habitatFor Eurasian lynx
European elk (occasionally)
black stork
capercaillie
hasPart Šumava National Park NERFINISHED
hasProtectedArea Šumava National Park NERFINISHED
highestPoint Plechý NERFINISHED
importantFor biodiversity conservation
IUCNCategory II (National Park)
V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
knownFor dense forests
glacial lakes
peat bogs
locatedIn Southwestern Czech Republic
Šumava NERFINISHED
Šumava NERFINISHED
partOf Bohemian Forest NERFINISHED
Bohemian Massif NERFINISHED
Šumava NERFINISHED
sharesBorderWith Austria NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
traversedBy Otava River headwaters
Regen River headwaters
Vltava River headwaters
usedFor cross-country skiing
hiking
tourism
vegetationType mixed beech–fir–spruce forests
mountain peat bogs
spruce forests

Referenced by (4)

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

Klatovy District contains Šumava
Otava hasSourceRegion Šumava
Sušice near Šumava
this entity surface form: Šumava Mountains