Bohemian Switzerland
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Bohemian Switzerland (Czech: České Švýcarsko; German: Böhmische Schweiz), also known as Czech Switzerland, is a nature region in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in the northwestern Czech Republic, protected as a national park.
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Bohemian Switzerland National Park | |
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Location | Czech Republic |
Coordinates | 50°50′N 14°15′E |
Area | 79 km2 (31 sq mi) |
Established | 2000 |
Governing body | Správa ochrany přírody |
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It has been a protected area (as Elbe Sandstone Mountains Protected Landscape Area) since 1972. The region along the right side of the Elbe became a national park in 2000 and is adjacent to Saxon Switzerland National Park in Germany. Together with Saxon Switzerland, the region is known as Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland.