Liberec District borders Poland in the north and briefly Germany in the northwest. The terrain is very diverse, with large differences in altitude, and hilly landscape prevails. The territory extends into seven geomorphological mesoregions: Frýdlant Hills (north), Jizera Mountains (east), Zittau Basin (centre), Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge (a strip from centre to southeast), Jičín Uplands (south), Ralsko Uplands (southwest) and Lusatian Mountains (a small part in the west). The highest point of the district is the mountain Smrk in Lázně Libverda with an elevation of 1,124 m (3,688 ft), the most dominant feature of the southern part of the district is Ještěd at 1,012 m (3,320 ft). The lowest point is the river bed of the Smědá in Černousy at 210 m (690 ft).
From the total district area of 989.3 km2 (382.0 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 465.4 km2 (179.7 sq mi), forests occupy 421.3 km2 (162.7 sq mi), and water area occupies 9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi). Forests cover 42.6% of the district's area.[1]
A short section of the D10 motorway from Prague, which further continues as the R/35 expressway to Liberec and Chrastava (part of the European route E442) and then forks to the I/13 road to Děčín and to the I/35 road to Zittau, runs through the district. A section of the I/35 road runs from Liberec to Frýdlant and the Czech-Polish border.
The most visited tourist destinations are the Liberec Zoo, iQ Landia science centre in Liberec, DinoPark Liberec, Centrum Babylon Liberec, and Sychrov Castle.[8]
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