| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Region Type: | Regions |
| Region: | Prague, Central Bohemian |
| Parent: | Brdy Macroregion |
| Area Km2: | 1128 |
| Highest: | Na Rovinách |
| Elevation M: | 435 |
| Range Coordinates: | 50.1°N 36°W |
The Prague Plateau (Czech: Pražská plošina) is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the area of Prague and in the Central Bohemian Region.
The Prague Plateau is a mesoregion of the Brdy Macroregion within the Bohemian Massif. It is a denudation plateau with neogene aligned surfaces. Inselbergs and structural ridges are a characteristic element of the relief. The plateau is further subdivided into the microregions of Říčany Plateau and Kladno Table.[1]
The area is rich in low peaks. The highest peaks are Na Rovinách at 435m (1,427feet) above sea level, Vinařická hora at 413m (1,355feet) and Hradinovský kopec at 410m (1,350feet). Other notable hills are Teleček, which is at 399m (1,309feet) the highest point of Prague, or Slánská hora at 330m (1,080feet), which is a significant landscape feature.
The territory roughly stretches from the northwest (Slaný) to the southeast (Říčany). The plateau has an area of 1128sqkm and an average elevation of 302.5m (992.5feet).[1]
The area is crossed by the Vltava river valley, which forms the so-called Prague Valley. Other watercourses include mostly small tributaries of the Vltava, the longest of which are the streams Rokytka and Botič.[2]
Most of Prague, after which the mesoregion is named, lies in the territory of Prague Plateau. Other large settlements in the territory are Kladno, Slaný, Jesenice, Hostivice and Úvaly, and partly Kralupy nad Vltavou and Říčany.
The landscape is today heavily urbanized, with the more rural areas being sparsely forested and having a predominantly agricultural character. The only part more forested is the southeast, in the area of the Bohemian Karst Protected Landscape Area.