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Doupov Mountains

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Location of Doupov Mountains in the Czech Republic Doupov Mountains as seen from Klášterec nad Ohří Doupov Mountains (Czech: Doupovské hory , German: Duppauer Gebirge ) is a cenozoic volcanic mountain range with the typical structure of stratovolcano. The centre of the stratovolcano was in the place of a former town of Doupov. The highest mountain is Hradiště (934 metres), the lowest point is by the river Ohře near Kadaň (cca 275 metres). In 1945, most of the German population was forced out so that Doupov Mountains were almost completely unpopulated. It became the Army Training Area in 1953 and still serves this purpose for NATO forces. Some scenes in the 1967 post-apocalyptic film, The End of August at the Hotel Ozone, were filmed in Doupov. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Doupovské hory . v t e Mountain ranges of the Czech Republic Bohemian Forest Bohemian-Moravian Highlands Brdy Brno Highlands Central Bohemian Uplands (České středohoří) Doupov Mountains Elbe Sandstone Mou...

Říp Mountain

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Říp Mountain Říp from the south Highest point Elevation 455.2 m (1,493 ft) Prominence 200 m (660 ft) Coordinates 50°23′11″N 14°17′18″E  /  50.38639°N 14.28833°E  / 50.38639; 14.28833 Coordinates: 50°23′11″N 14°17′18″E  /  50.38639°N 14.28833°E  / 50.38639; 14.28833   Geography Říp Mountain Location in the Czech Republic Location Czech Republic Parent range Central Bohemia Říp Mountain (Czech: hora Říp , IPA:  [ˈɦora ˈr̝iːp]  (   listen ) ; German: [Sankt] Georgsberg or Raudnitzer Berg ), also known as Říp Hill , is a 459 m solitary hill rising up from the central Bohemian flatland where, according to legend, the first Czechs settled. Říp is located 20 km south-east of Litoměřice, Czech Republic. The mountain and the rotunda are among the Czech national cultural monuments. [1] Geologically, Říp is the erosional remnant of a Late Oligocene volcano and is composed of basalt nephelites containing olivine granules, amphibole, leucite and — among others — magnetite, so a local magne...