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The Upper Palatine Forest ((ドイツ語:Oberpfälzer Wald), (チェコ語:Český les), "Bohemian Forest") is a mountain range in Central Europe that is divided between Germany and the Czech Republic. It is part of the larger Bohemian Massif and the German Central Uplands. ==Geography== The German side belongs to the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria, it stretches about from the Bavarian Forest in the south up to the Fichtel Mountains and the Steinwald range in the north. However, the highest peaks of the range lie along the eastern Czech side in the Plzeň Region of western Bohemia, northwest of the Bohemian Forest. The southern rim runs from the Cham and Furth Basin across the border to the Všeruby (''Neumark'') mountain pass, which is part of the Main European Watershed. The other end is marked by Waldsassen, the northernmost town of the Upper Palatinate. The Mittelgebirge range is a mountainous solid mass, its highest point being at an altitude of . Prominent rocks include the Wolfenstein and the Parkstein hill. Once a mining area for iron and gold, the uplands feature many steep valleys, medieval castle ruins and numerous hiking trails. It is a popular destination for recreation. Rivers rising in the Upper Palatinate Forest include *Wondreb (''Odrava''), a tributary of the Ohře (''Eger''), with Muglbach waterfall *the Waldnaab headstream of the Naab (''Nába'') and its Pfreimd and Schwarzach tributaries *the Mže (''Mies'') – headstream of the Berounka – and its Hammerbach (''Hamerský potok'') tributary. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Upper Palatine Forest」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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