The Jizera Foothills or Frýdlant Hilly Land (Polish: Pogórze Izerskie; Czech: Frýdlantská pahorkatina) are a foothill region in southwestern Poland and in the northern Czech Republic. It is part of the Western Sudetes macroregion. The highest summit is Andělský vrch (572 m).
Geomorphology
The Jizera Foothills is a mesoregion of the Western Sudetes within the Bohemian Massif. The mesoregion is a foothill area of the Jizera Mountains and extends north of the mountain range. The relief is slightly undulating with low but prominent hills.[1]
The highest peaks of the Jizera Foothills are:[1]
- Andělský vrch, 572 m (1,877 ft)
- Hřebenáč, 567 m (1,860 ft)
- Sroczka, 542 m (1,778 ft)
Geology
The bedrock is mainly composed of gneisses and biotite granites, supplemented by Neogene basalts and phonolites. There are also Quaternary sedimentary rocks here, which are a remnant of the Pleistocene glaciation.[1]
Geography
In the Czech Republic, the Jizera Foothills occupy most of the Frýdlant Hook (a salient of the Czech Republic) and cover 241 km2 (93 sq mi), with an average elevation of 359 m (1,178 ft).[2]
The most important rivers in the territory are the Bóbr, which flows along its eastern border, and the Kwisa (a tributary of the Bóbr), which flows across the central part of the Jizera Foothills. The main river in the Czech part of the foothills is the Smědá.
The most populated settlements in the territory are Zgorzelec, Lubań, Lwówek Śląski, Frýdlant, Gryfów Śląski and Pieńsk. Except for Frýdlant, all of them are located in Poland.
Nature
The valley of the Bóbr River in the eastern part of the Jizera Foothills is protected as the Bóbr Valley Landscape Park. The southernmost part of the Jizera Foothills extends into the protected landscape area of Jizerské hory.
The area along the Smědá River is protected as the Meandry Smědé Nature Reserve. The wider area is protected as a Special Area of Conservation of the same name.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Vonička, Pavel; Višňák, Richard (2008). “Základní charakteristika zkoumaného území Jizerských hor a Frýdlantska / General characteristics of the study area in the Jizerské hory Mts and Frýdlant region” (PDF). Sborník Severočeského Muzea (in Czech). 26: 16.
- ^ “Geografie: Geomorfologicé celky ČR podle rozlohy – v Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezsku v km2” (in Czech). Treking.cz. 2009-12-15. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ^ “Smědá” (in Czech). Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
External links
- Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic in the map portal of the State Administration of Land Surveying and Cadastre