Orlické hory Protected Landscape Area, Nature reserve in Pardubický kraj, Czech Republic
The Orlické hory Protected Landscape Area is a protected landscape area in the Czech Republic, declared on 12 March 1970. It covers 233 km² and includes 21 small protected areas: two national nature reserves, Bukačka and Trčkov, thirteen nature reserves and six natural monuments. Its highest point is Velká Deštná at 1,116 metres.
The Orlické hory Protected Landscape Area was declared on 12 March 1970; a Polish source gives 1969. Its administration sits in Rychnov nad Kněžnou. It covers 233 km², and within it lie 21 small protected areas: two national nature reserves, Bukačka and Trčkov, thirteen nature reserves and six natural monuments.
The area's name comes from the Orlice mountains, and its Czech name is CHKO Orlické hory. The administration of the protected area is based in Rychnov nad Kněžnou, a town outside the mountains themselves. Within the area, 21 small protected sites are set aside, including two national nature reserves, Bukačka and Trčkov.
The protected area covers 233 km² between 402 and 1,116 metres, its highest point being the summit of Velká Deštná. Its administration sits in Rychnov nad Kněžnou, outside the mountains, and the territory holds 21 small protected sites, among them the national nature reserves Bukačka and Trčkov.
The highest point of the protected area is the summit of Velká Deštná at 1,116 metres, within a range that runs from 402 to 1,116 metres above sea level. The area was declared on 12 March 1970 and covers 233 km², with its administration seated in Rychnov nad Kněžnou.
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