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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...

Ore Mountains

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For other similarly named ranges, see Ore Mountains (disambiguation). Ore Mountains Erzgebirge - Krušné hory Reservoir near Myslivny Highest point Peak Klínovec Elevation 1,244 m (4,081 ft) Coordinates 50°23′46″N 12°58′04″E  /  50.39611°N 12.96778°E  / 50.39611; 12.96778   Geography Location in Germany Location in the Czech Republic Physical map Country Czech Republic border with Germany States/Provinces Karlovy Vary Region, Ústí n. L. Region and Saxony (Germany) Range coordinates 50°35′N 13°00′E  /  50.583°N 13.000°E  / 50.583; 13.000 Coordinates: 50°35′N 13°00′E  /  50.583°N 13.000°E  / 50.583; 13.000 Geology Orogeny Variscan Age of rock Paleozoic Type of rock sedimentary, metamorphic and magmatic rocks The Ore Mountains or Ore Mountain Range [1] ( / ɔːr / ) (German: Erzgebirge [ˈeːɐ̯tsɡəbɪɐ̯ɡə] ; Czech: Krušné hory ; both literally "ore mountains" [2] ) in Central Europe have formed a natural border between Saxony and Bohemia for around 800 years, from the 1...