Bäume und Wald in den Böhmischen Ländern im Lichte geographischer Namen. Die Buche

Abstract

This Article deals with geonames in the Czech Republic, i.e. the former Bohemian crown lands of Bohemia, Moravia, and parts of Silesia. The main focus of investigation are place names related to trees and other plants, forests and clearings. In particular, names derived from the beech tree (tagus silvaticus) are analyzed with regard to postglacial vegetational history, hypsometrlc biogeocenosis, history of settlement, and linguistic patterns. 84 place names derived from the beech tree have been verified at an average altitude of 425 m.