Bohemian Forest

Bohemian Forest
Bohemian Forest
	Großer Arber (Velký Javor)
Highest point
Peak	Großer Arber
Elevation	1,456 m above NN
Dimensions
Length	100 km (62 mi)
Naming
Native name	Böhmerwald (German); Šumava (Czech);
Geography
	Topography of Bohemian Forest Mts. - CZ, D, A
Countries	Austria, Czech Republic and Germany
Range coordinates	49°06′45″N 13°08′09″E / 49.1125°N 13.1359°E

The Bohemian Forest, known in Czech as Šumava (pronounced [ˈʃumava] ^ⓘ) and in German as Böhmerwald, is a low mountain range in Central Europe. Geographically, the mountains extend from Plzeň Region and the South Bohemian Region in the Czech Republic to Austria and Bavaria in Germany, and form the highest truncated uplands of the Bohemian Massif, up to 50 km wide. They create a natural border between the Czech Republic on one side and Austria and Germany on the other.