The Žulová Hilly Land () are an upland and a geomorphological mesoregion in the Czech Republic. It is located in the Olomouc Region in the Sudeten Foreland macroregion.
Geomorphology The Žulová Hilly Land is a mesoregion of the Sudeten Foreland within the Bohemian Massif. Typical relief elements include solitary hills formed in the Tertiary period, roches moutonnées formed during Pleistocene glaciation, exfoliation joints and panholes.
The highest peaks of the Žulová Hilly Land are: Boží hora, Vycpálek, Borový vrch, Kaní hora, Hadí vrch, Píšťala, Hradisko, Bukový vrch, Lánský vrch, Smolný vrch,
Geology The bedrock is mainly composed of granite and granodiorite. Granite () was mined here and gave its name to the settlement of Žulová, after which the region is named.
Geography The Žulová Hilly Land has an area of and an average elevation of .
The Žulová Hilly Land is drained by the Vidnávka (a tributary of the Eastern Neisse). The most populated settlement in the area is Žulová.
Protection of nature There are no large-scale protected areas. The most valuable areas are the national nature monuments of Borový (with an area of ) and Venušiny misky (with an area of ). Both of these monuments protect rare rock formations formed by the weathering of granite.
References
External links Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic in the map portal of the State Administration of Land Surveying and Cadastre