Středočeský kraj

Central Bohemian Region

The Středočeský kraj (Central Bohemian Region) is also known as Mittelböhmen, a remains of the time when the country was part of German speaking Austro-Hungarian Empire. This ended with World War I, and the kraj in its current borders, the central part of historic Bohemia, was created in 1960 by the socialist government. However, the current "version" of the region is quite young, it was created in 2021. Quite unique is the fact that it is a sort of capital territory, but except the capital Prague. The kraj forms a ring which encloses the city completely. Another weirdness is that its capital is actually Prague, in other words its government is located outside its territory.

The region has two parts of geographical and geological difference. The northeastern part is formed by the Polabí lowlands with flat and fertile farmland, which is not suitable for caves and has few subterranea. It has the important mining town Kutná Hora though. The south-western part of the region is hill country and is full of mines. It belongs to the Bohemian Massif, which is one of the oldest parts of the European mainland. As a result there are numerous resources, generally polymetallic ores of hydrothermal origin. All the caves are located in the small karst area Český Kras or Bohemian Karst, which is located southwest of Prague.

• Velká Amerika
• Hornické Muzeum Příbram
• Chrustenická Šachta
• Hrádek a důl Osel Kutná Hora
• Mělnické Podzemí
• Muzeum zlata Nový Knín
• Příhrazské Skály
• Kostnice v Sedlci
• Solvayovy Lomy
• Český Kras
• Konepruské jeskyně
• Jeskyně svatého Ivana

• See also
• Search Google for "Středočeský kraj"
• Central Bohemian Region - Wikipedia