| The Czech Republic is situated approximately in the geographical centre of Europe and has an area of 78 866 sq. km.
It is a landlocked country 326 km from the Baltic and 322 km from the Adriatic. It shares borders with Germany (810 km), Poland (762 km), Austria (466 km) and Slovakia (265 km).
The highest point of elevation is the peak of Mt. Snezka (1 602 m above sea level) and the lowest point of elevation is near Hrensko where the River Labe leaves Czech territory (117 m above sea level).
Topography
The divide between the two principal mountain systems in Europe - the Hercynian and Alpine-Himalayan - runs through Czech territory.
The country's topography is therefore quite varied: plains (4,5% of the country), hills (50,1%) highlands (33,9%) and mountains (11,6%). Altitude levels: lowland regions under 200 m above sea level make up 4,95% of the country, regions 200 - 500 m above sea level make up 74,1%, regions 600 - 1 000m above sea level 19,3% and regions over 1 000 m above sea level 1,6%. |
