Ždánice Forest
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The Ždánice Forest is a mountain range and forest in the Czech Republic
, geologically part of the Central Moravian Carpathians
of the Outer Western Carpathians.
The area is 470 square kilometers in size, with the highest point U Slepice ("The Hen") at 438 meters. Other significant peaks are Písečná (374 m), Nové Mountain (414 m), Na hradisku (399 m), Rádlovec (425 m), Prostřední hill (416 m) and Přední kout
(410 m).
The Ždánický Forest Nature Park, proclaimed in 1996 with a size of 68 square kilometers, lies completely within the forest. U Vrby ("The Willows") is a nature preserve in the oldest part of the forest, in the Hodonín District
.
Monuments along the hiking trail from Brankovice
to Zdounky
commemorate the work of the Olga Partisan Division in these woods, part of the Czech resistance to Nazi occupation
in the 1940s.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, geologically part of the Central Moravian Carpathians
Central Moravian Carpathians
The Central Moravian Carpathians are mountain ranges within the Czech Republic belonging to the Outer Western Carpathians....
of the Outer Western Carpathians.
The area is 470 square kilometers in size, with the highest point U Slepice ("The Hen") at 438 meters. Other significant peaks are Písečná (374 m), Nové Mountain (414 m), Na hradisku (399 m), Rádlovec (425 m), Prostřední hill (416 m) and Přední kout
Prední kout
Přední kout is a small hill in the South Moravia, Czech Republic. With an altitude of 410 m it is the highest elevation in the hilly landscape around Hustopeče. It is located half way between the villages of Diváky and Kurdějov and its exact geographic coordinates are...
(410 m).
The Ždánický Forest Nature Park, proclaimed in 1996 with a size of 68 square kilometers, lies completely within the forest. U Vrby ("The Willows") is a nature preserve in the oldest part of the forest, in the Hodonín District
Hodonín District
Hodonín District is one of seven districts within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic...
.
Monuments along the hiking trail from Brankovice
Brankovice
Brankovice is a small town in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.The town covers an area of , and has a population of 878 ....
to Zdounky
Zdounky
Zdounky is a village and municipality in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 2,085 ....
commemorate the work of the Olga Partisan Division in these woods, part of the Czech resistance to Nazi occupation
Czech resistance to Nazi occupation
Czech resistance to German Nazi occupation during World War II is a scarcely documented subject, by and large a result of little formal resistance and an effective German policy that deterred acts of resistance or annihilated organizations of resistance...
in the 1940s.