Dyje–Svratka Valley
| Dyje–Svratka Valley | |
|---|---|
 Look from Výhon top, down to the Dyje–Svratka Valley | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Výhon |
| Elevation | 355 m (1,165 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 83 km (52 mi) |
| Area | 1,452 km2 (561 sq mi) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Dyjskosvratecký úval CZ III1 A-1.png |
| Country | Moravia |
| State | Czech Republic |
| Range coordinates | 49°00′N 16°18′E / 49°N 16.3°ECoordinates: 49°00′N 16°18′E / 49°N 16.3°E |
| Parent range | Carpathians |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpide belt, outer depression |
| Age of rock | Neogene |
| Type of rock | Gravel and Sand |
The Dyje–Svratka Valley (Czech: Dyjsko-svratecký úval, German: Thaya-Schwarza Talsenke, Slovak: Dyjsko-svratecký úval) is a geomorphological feature (special type of Valley) in Moravia (Czech Republic). The highest prominence over the Dyje–Svratka Valley is Děvín Peak 549 metres (1,801 ft).
History
The Dyje–Svratka Valley has been a natural pass between the Vienna Basin (Carpathians) and the Vyškov Gate, Upper Morava Valley, Moravian Gate and later, the North European Plain (Poland- Lower Silesia - Galicia) since ancient times. It served as one arm of the most important trade routes from southern Europe to the Baltic Sea (e.g. the Amber Road) and also routes from Moravia to Upper Silesia and Lesser Poland.
The Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway (one part) built in 1838-39 from Břeclav (Vienna) to Brno also traversed the Dyje–Svratka Valley.
Access
The D1 highway leads from Prague to Brno and D2 from the Moravian capital Brno to Břeclav and Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia (in the northern part and D52 highway from Brno to Vienna).
Geography
Rivers Svratka and Jihlava, as well as Svitava, Dyje, Jevišovka and Litava among others, finished here their floodplains . Also the towns including Brno (southern part only), Slavkov/Austerlitz (part), Židlochovice, Pohořelice, Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou and Mikulov belongs there.
Lowlands are poorly forested, mainly, or only by riparian forest (oaks, populus and willows ), and higher areas are forested by false akacia (Robinia pseudoacacia[1]). Lowlands are also intesively farmed, with higher proportion of orchards (peaches, walnuts, apricots and almonds), vineyards and small woods, only a small part being under natural vegetation.[2] The valley contains numerous vineyards that constitute part of wine sub-region (vinařská podoblast) Mikulovská an Znojemská in the western part.
It is formed by the depression between the Carpathian Mountains (Ždánice Forest, Kyjov Hills and Mikulov Hills) in the east and the Bohemian massif (Brno highlands) in the west. The drainage runs to the River Morava to the Danube basin runs finally to the Black Sea.
It includes the low drainage divide Svratka-Dyje nearby of Mušov. Its soils horizon are mainly chernozem and loess, locally fluvisol and sand.
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Pavlov and Pavlov lake
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Svratka river south of Brno
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Look from Výhon, Akátová tower to the south
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Moravian Dyje–Svratka Valley: view from Dolní Kounice to the southeast, Palava Hills on the horizon
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Look from Roman fortress vallum ruins to Dyje–Svratka confluence riparian forest
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Vineyards below the Pálava Hills
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Svratka river in Rajhrad
See also
- Vyškov Gate
- Subcarpathia
- Outer Carpathian depressions
- South-Moravian Carpathians
- Upper Morava Valley
- Lower Morava Valley
References
- (1993) Geografický místopisný slovník, Academia, Praha. ISBN 80-200-0445-9
- (1997) Plašienka, D., Grecula, P., Putiš, M., Kováč, M. a Hovorka, D.,: Evolution and structure of the Western Carpathians: an overview. Mineralia Slovaca - Monograph, Košice, s. 1 – 24. ISBN 978-80-967018-7-2
- (2010) Filip, A., Krejčí, J. (Photo), : Brno - City Guide: Brno, K-Public. ISBN 978-80-87028-08-7
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