North Bohemian Basin
The North Bohemian Basin, in Czech called more often the Most Basin, is a landscape in North Bohemia. It forms the south-western and central parts of the Ústí nad Labem Region. It is among the richest European deposits of lignite, which has been extracted here since the second half of 19th century, mostly by extensive surface mining.The basin lies between the Central and Eastern Ore Mountains to the north and the Rakovnik Highlands to the south. To the east the basin borders on the Central Bohemian Uplands and the foothills of Bohemian Switzerland as well as in the southeast on the landscape unit of the Lower Eger Table. In the west it reaches the Doupov Mountains.Gallery
