Moravian-Silesian Foothills ( Czech : Podbeskydská pahorkatina ) are foothills and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic .
4-878: The Moravian-Silesian Foothills is a mesoregion of the Western Beskidian Foothills macroregion within the Outer Western Carpathians subprovince. It is bordered by the Moravian-Silesian Beskids and Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains on the south and by the Moravian Gate on the north. The landscape is characterized by a erosional - denudational relief based on a deeply denuded nappe structure with numerous nappe debris, remnants of leveled surfaces, breakthrough valleys and cryogenic forms resulting from continental glaciation . The foothills are further subdivided into
8-779: The Moravian-Silesian Region , about one third lies in the Olomouc Region , and a small southwestern part extends into the Zlín Region . The area of the foothills is 1,508 km (582 sq mi) and the average height is 353 metres (1,158 ft). The most important rivers are the Olza , Ostravice , Bečva , Stonávka , and Morávka . The largest bodies of water are the Těrlicko and Žermanice reservoirs. The most populated settlements which lie entirely in
12-558: The microregions of Kelč Uplands, Maleník, Příbor Uplands, Štramberk Highlands, Frenštát Furrow, Třinec Furrow, and Těšín Uplands. There are a lot of low mountains or high hills. The highest peaks of the Moravian-Silesian Foothills are: Moravian-Silesian Foothills are located in the east of the Czech Republic . The territory has an elongated shape, stretching from west to east. Most of the foothills lie in
16-431: The territory are Třinec , Český Těšín , Nový Jičín and Kopřivnice . The cities of Frýdek-Místek and Přerov and the town of Valašské Meziříčí are also partly located there. Mesoregion (geomorphology) In some geomorphological taxonomies, a mesoregion is a natural region of intermediate size. Mesoregions may be defined on the basis of morpholithogenic conditions and spatial connection. A mesoregion
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