GENERAL FACTS
Where is the Ústí region situated?
The Ústí Region lies in the north-west of the Czech Republic. It borders Germany in the north, the Liberec Region in the east, the Central Bohemian Region in the south and the Plzeň (Pilsen) and Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) Regions in the west.
What is the main industry?
The main industry is chemical and mining.
What is mostly grown in the Ústí region?
Hops.
What environmental problems occur in the Ústí region?
Polllution
Hněvín
What is the population of the Ústí region?
The population of the Ústí region is 850,000.
Where was brown coal mined?
Brown coal was mined in Most.
Where is grown hop?
In Litoměřice, Louny and Žatec.
What causes the environmental problems in the Ústí region?
Coal basins, chemical plants - dust, greenhouse gas, lead.
What is the name of the national park in the Ústí region?
Bohemian Switzerland
What is the capital of the Ústí region?
The capital is Ústí nad Labem.
Where are the power stations?
In Litvínov, Lovosice.
What can you find in the Labe valley?
You can find vineyards there.
What was caused by structural changes after the Velvet Revolution?
unemployment
Can you name of dam which is used to gain drinking water?
Nechranice Dam
What is the name of the mountain range in the Ústí region with the highest mountain?
The Ore mountain with the highest mountain Klínovec.
Which industry is made in Teplice, Dubí and Klášterec?
Glass and ceramic industry.
Where are fruit and vegetables?
In Litoměřice.
Which etnic group setteled in the Ústí region?
The Roma.
Can you name 5 hsitoric towns in the Ústí region?
Žatec, Kadaň, Louny, Klášterec, Děčín, litoměřice.
Name 3 rivers.
The Elbe, the Bílina and the Ohře.
How is food industry represented in the Ústí region?
By breweriew and Vitana.
What other crops are grown in the Ústí region?
sunflowers.
What social problems appear in the Ústí region?
crime, low pecentage of high educated people
Why is Terezín famous?
Because of the Jewish ghetto during WW2.