VIDEO Welcome Central Bohemia

Central Bohemia movie shows medieval castles Křivoklát and Karlštejn, traditional glassworks Rückl Nižbor, Beroun city, monastery between the rocks Svatý Jan pod Skálou, technical skanzen Solvay, abandoned quarries Velká Amerika and Mexiko, cathedrals saint Barbara and John the Baptist at Kutná Hora city, ossuary and coin production.

The region has relatively diversified terrain. The highest point of the region is located on Tok hill (865 m) in Brdy Highlands. The lowest point of the region is situated on the water surface of the Elbe River near Dolní Beřkovice.

The region is divided into two landscape types. The northeastern part is formed by the Polabí lowlands with a high share of land being used for agricultural purposes and deciduous forests. The south-western part of the region is hilly with coniferous and mixed forests.

Important rivers in the region are Elbe, Vltava, Berounka, Jizera and Sázava. On the Vltava river, a series of nine dams (Czech: Vltavská kaskáda) was constructed throughout the 20th century.

The agricultural land accounts for 83.5% of all land in the region, which 11p.p. more than the national average. The highest share of the agricultural land can be found in Polabí, especially in Kolín and Nymburk districts.

There are a number of landscape parks located in the region. Křivoklátsko is the largest and most important landscape park in the region, being at the same time a UNESCO Biosphere Reservation. Another remarkable area is the Bohemian Karst, the largest karst area in the Czech republic, where the Koněprusy Caves (Czech: Koněpruské jeskyně) are located. Finally, a large part of Kokořínsko Landscape Park is situated in the Central Bohemian Region.