Loučenská hornatina, Geomorphological subunit in Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic.
Loučenská hornatina is the eastern of the two geomorphological subunits of the Krušné hory, named after Loučná (956 m). It is a plateau with isolated peaks, none exceeding 1,000 m; the highest is Jelení hora (993 m). Its southern slopes carry preserved beech forests, while spruce stands on the ridge died from power-plant emissions and are being replanted.
The Ore Mountains' uplift created a plateau of gneiss and granite, cut off from the Podkrušnohorské basins by the Krušnohorský zlom fault. Spruce stands on the ridge were killed by emissions from power plants in the foothills during the 20th century; costly replanting is under way. Raised bogs such as NPR Novodomské rašeliniště survive on the summit plateaus.
The ridge's spruce stands were killed by emissions from power plants in the foothills, and costly replanting is under way; the southern slopes keep preserved beech forests. Raised bogs of the summit type survive here, notably the Novodomské rašeliniště national nature reserve. The massif is named after Loučná (956 m), not after its highest summit.
The ridge forms a plateau where no peak reaches 1,000 m; the highest, Jelení hora, is 993 m, while the massif is named after Loučná (956 m). The southern slopes drop steeply, up to 500 m to the basin, so routes from the foothills climb sharply. Marked trails cross the beech woods and the raised bogs such as NPR Novodomské rašeliniště.
The massif is named after Loučná (956 m), not after its highest summit. Jelení hora reaches 993 m, and no peak in the whole subunit exceeds 1,000 m. The plateau edge drops as much as 500 m toward the basin below.
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