Highest: | Devět skal |
Elevation M: | 836 |
Country: | Czech Republic |
Map: | Czech Republic |
Map Alt: | Žďárské vrchy is located in the Czech Republic |
Range Coordinates: | 49.6706°N 16.0322°W |
Area: | 485.78 sq km |
Parent: | Bohemian Massif |
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Žďárské vrchy (de|Saarer Bergland) is a mountain range in the Czech Republic. It is located in the northwest part of Upper Svratka Highlands which is part of Bohemian-Moravian Highlands and has an area of 485.78 km2. The highest peak of Žďárké vrchy is Devět skal (836 m).[1] Other significant peaks are Křovina (829,7 m), Křivý javor (823,5 m), Kopeček (821,7 m) or Pasecká skála (818,6 m).[2]
Žďárské vrchy is a source of the Sázava[3] and Svratka[4] rivers.
The forest cover comprises mostly spruces, mixed by beeches, firs, larches and pines.