Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains
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| Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains | |
|---|---|
| Hostýnsko-vsetínská hornatina | |
Vysoká | |
| Elevation | 1,024 m (3,360 ft) |
| Coordinates | 49°24′14″N 18°21′40″E / 49.40389°N 18.36111°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 55 km (34 mi) West-East |
| Geography | |
  Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín Region |
| Subdivisions | Hostýnské vrchy and Vsetínské vrchy |
| Parent range | Western Carpathians |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | flysch |
Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains (Czech: Hostýnsko-vsetínská hornatina) is a mountain range in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic.
The mountains are densely forested mainly by secondary
spruce plantations. Most visited are the bordering Rožnovská Bečva river valley in the north (with Valašské Meziříčí and Rožnov pod Radhoštěm towns and Dolní, Prostřední and Horní (i.e. Lower, Middle and Upper) Bečva resorts) and the southern Vsetínská Bečva river valley starting in the town of Vsetín
with the resort of Velké Karlovice.
The Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains are part of the Western
Vysoká
(i.e. High Mountain), at 1,024 m (3,360 ft), in the easternmost part of the range.
References
Resources
- Rohlík, Jiří (2001). Moravskoslezské Beskydy, Soubor turistických map 1:50 000. Prague: TRASA, s.r.o. ISBN 80-85999-29-3.
- Ludvík, Marcel (1987). Beskydy, Turistický průvodce ČSSR. Prague: Olympia. 27-031-87.
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