Křižanov Highlands

Křižanov Highlands
Křižanov Highlands
	Staré Hobzí surrounding
Highest point
Peak	Harusův kopec
Elevation	741 m (2,431 ft)
Dimensions
Area	2,722 km2 (1,051 sq mi)
Geography
	Křižanov Highlands in the geomorphological system of the Czech Republic
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
Range coordinates	49°20′46″N 16°10′59″E / 49.346°N 16.183°E
Parent range	Bohemian-Moravian Highlands
Geology
Orogeny	Variscan
Age of rock	Paleozoic, Mesozoic
Type of rock	Migmatite, Quartz slate

The Křižanov Highlands (Czech: Křižanovská vrchovina, German: Krischanauer Bergland) is a highland and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Vysočina Region.

Geomorphology edit

The Křižanov Highlands is a mesoregion of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands within the Bohemian Massif. It borders other mesoregions of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands.

The highest peaks are Harusův kopec at 741 metres (2,431 ft) above sea level, Špičák at 734 metres (2,408 ft), Mařenka at 711 metres (2,333 ft), Ještěnice at 710 metres (2,330 ft), Havlína at 706 metres (2,316 ft), and Kyjov at 703 metres (2,306 ft).

Geology edit

The highlands, together with the Upper Svratka Highlands and Jevišovice Uplands threshold, form the Western-Moravian part of Moldanubian Zone.

Pedology edit

The primary composition of the range is migmatite, granite and gneis. Soil horizon is mainly fluvisol and cambisol.

Geography edit

The area has a horseshoe shape that extends from Tišnov in the east, to Žďár nad Sázavou in the northwest and Jemnice in the southwest. The highlands have an area of 2,722 square kilometres (1,051 sq mi) and an average height of 536 metres (1,759 ft).

The rivers that originates here include Jihlava, Oslava, and Thaya.

The most populated settlements in the territory are Jihlava (smaller part), Žďár nad Sázavou, Velké Meziříčí, Nové Město na Moravě, Dačice, Třešť, and Velká Bíteš.