Upper Svratka Highlands

The Upper Svratka Highlands (Czech: "Hornosvratecká vrchovina", German: "Hohe Schwarza Bergeland ", Polish: "Wyżyna Górnoswratecka") is a mountain range in Moravia, Czech Republic. The Highlands, together with the Křižanov Highlands threshold, form the Western-Moravian part of Moldanubian Zone - east south part of Bohemian Massif.
Geography.
The Upper Svratka Highlands rise to the north of the Tišnov, Moravia between Lomnice u Tišnova, and the Svratka in the north. The Highlands have an area of and an average height of . The highest peak is "Devět skal" at ; other peaks are "Křoviska" , "Žákova hora" "Harusův kopec" , "Babylon" , "Pohledecká skála" , and "Přední skála" , "Kulíšek" , "Sýkoř" , "Horní les" .
To the southeast is the Boskovická brázda in mid Moravia part of Brno Highlans as well and in the east Svitavy Hills. The Svratka river stream naturally established Bohemian-Moravian border, the other part of Elbe-Danube main European watershed
The mountain range is 63% forested, though mainly by plantations - spruces, maples, beeches, elmeses. The forests are in well condition.
The primary composition of the range is cretaceous granite, migmatite, orthogneiss, amphibole, granodiorite, gabbro and quartz slate. Often gneis. 
Soil horizon - mainly cambisol.
The Svratka, , , among others, originate here, and the towns include Nové Město na Moravě (eastern part), Bystřice nad Pernštejnem and small towns Doubravník and Nedvědice.