Šumava (Bohemian Forest) - Czech republic
Bohemian Forest is one of the oldest mountain range of Europa. It is a biggest Natural Park in Czech Republic (69 030 ha). Bohemian Forest is situated on the Border of Czech Republic with Germany and Austria. It is formed by rocks of Primary mountains origin. As Natural Park it was declared in 1991. There are many monuments here. The tourists have choice for spending of nice holidays as in winter as in summer. The highest point of Šumava names Plechý (1378 m).
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LIPNO- Sea of Bohemian Forest is very popular holiday resort
A section of Vltava cascades is formed with water works of Lipno I. and Lipno II., built on upper flow of Vltava-river. The construction was started in 1953 and terminated in 1958. In 1959, the water electric power station was set into operation. Lipno reservoir is a biggest water surface in Czech Republic and is a popular holiday resort. Water work Lipno I contains dam-body with underground power station. A pier is placed on right bank and it is - from two thirds - ground with instigated cramped nucleus. On left bank, there is remaining concrete part. A road leads across pier-crown, forming a part of road-nest. A pier is funcrioning as combinated concrete heavy and ground strewed construction.
Lower sluice as well as overflows have joint extract. The bed is used as a race line for water slalom and wild river descent. Power station machine-room is placed inside a rock, 200 m under terrain level. Water for turbines is brought through separate estuary object. Refuse-fall tunnel mouths direct to the reservoir of water work Lipno II and is long 3,6 kms inside a rock. The purpose of this water work is: water accumulation for flood increasing - useful for energetic, sales for industry, security of minimal outlet could be 6 m³/sec., partial protection of landed properties and objects against influence of floodings. These targets are submitted also to holiday use of reservoir.
Pier length: 296 m
Width in crown: 10 m
Pier height: 25 m (over terrain)
Inundated surface: 4870 ha (at maximal swelling)
Swelling length: 48 kms
Pier body volume: 330 thousands m³
Basin total volume: 306 mil. m³
Minimal flow: 1,5 m³/sec.
Photo: Štěpánka Svobodová
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