Geografie 1993, 98, 68-74

https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie1993098020068

Doupov and Doupovské hory Mountains - the past and the present

Václav Král

Anežky Malé 769, 149 00 Praha 4, Czechia

In introduction to the monothematic issue dedicated to the problems of the military area of Hradiště in the Doupov mountains, the author deals with the history of the region from the old Slavic settlement, through its almost complete germanization, to the evacuation of the German ethnicum after the World War II. Besides, he summarizes the basic facts about the natural science exploration of this interesting area.