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Blansko is a town in ___MASK77___ in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic . Blansko is the biggest town in ___MASK77___ to which it lends its name . Blansko is situated in the valley of the river Svitava . The centre of Blansko is 276 metres above sea level , with the majority of the city situated on a slope above the left bank of the Svitava . Blansko currently occupies an area of and has approximately 20 , 800 inhabitants . The town is notable for the proximity of the Moravian Karst . Karst topography is a landscape formed from the dissolution ___MASK21___ soluble rocks such as limestone , dolomite , and gypsum . It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves . It has also been documented for weathering - resistant rocks , such as quartzite , given the right conditions . Subterranean drainage may limit surface water with few to no rivers or ___MASK76___ . However , in regions where the dissolved bedrock is covered ( perhaps by debris ) or confined by one or more superimposed non - soluble rock strata , distinctive karst surface developments might be totally missing . A nation state is a type ___MASK21___ state that joins the political entity ___MASK21___ a state to the cultural entity ___MASK21___ a nation , from which it aims to derive its political legitimacy to rule and potentially its status as a sovereign state . A state is specifically a political and geopolitical entity , whilst a nation is a cultural and ethnic one . The term " nation state " implies that the two coincide , in that a state has chosen to adopt and endorse a specific cultural group as associated with it . Czech ___MASK38___ is the name given to the part ___MASK21___ the historical region ___MASK21___ ___MASK38___ presently located in the Czech Republic . While not today an administrative entity in itself , Czech ___MASK38___ is , together with Bohemia and Moravia , one ___MASK21___ the three historical Czech lands . In this context , it is often mentioned as " ___MASK38___ " even though it is only around one tenth ___MASK21___ the area ___MASK21___ the historic land ___MASK21___ ___MASK38___ . Bohemia is the westernmost and largest historical region ___MASK21___ the Czech lands in the present - day Czech Republic . In a broader meaning , Bohemia sometimes refers to the entire Czech territory , including Moravia and Czech Silesia , especially in a historical context , such as the Lands ___MASK21___ the Bohemian Crown ruled by Bohemian kings . ___MASK79___ , officially the Federal Republic of ___MASK79___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in central - western Europe . It includes 16 constituent states , covers an area of , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With about 82 million inhabitants , ___MASK79___ is the ___MASK43___ populous member state of the ___MASK14___ . After the United States , it is the second ___MASK43___ popular immigration destination in the world . ___MASK79___ ' s capital and largest metropolis is Berlin . Other major cities include Hamburg , Munich , Cologne , Frankfurt , Stuttgart and Düsseldorf . A nature reserve ( natural reserve , bioreserve , ( natural / nature ) preserve or ( national / nature ) conserve ) is a protected area ___MASK21___ importance for wildlife , ___MASK72___ , fauna or features ___MASK21___ geological or other special interest , which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research . Nature reserves may be designated by government institutions in some countries , or by private landowners , such as charities and research institutions , regardless ___MASK21___ nationality . Nature reserves fall into different IUCN categories depending on the level ___MASK21___ protection afforded by local laws . ___MASK29___ is the capital and largest city ___MASK21___ the Czech Republic . It is the 14th largest city in the ___MASK14___ . It is also the historical capital ___MASK21___ Bohemia . Situated in the north - west ___MASK21___ the country on the Vltava river , the city is home to about 1 . 26 million people , while its larger urban zone is estimated to have a population ___MASK21___ nearly 2 million . The city has a temperate climate , with warm summers and chilly winters . A cave is a hollow place in the ground , specifically a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter . Caves form naturally by the weathering ___MASK21___ ___MASK66___ and often extend deep underground . The word " cave " can also refer to much smaller openings such as sea caves , ___MASK66___ shelters , and grottos . A cavern is a specific type ___MASK21___ cave , naturally formed in soluble ___MASK66___ with the ability to grow speleothems . ___MASK52___ ___MASK83___ lies between Eastern ___MASK83___ and Western ___MASK83___ . The concept of ___MASK52___ ___MASK83___ is based on a common historical , social and cultural identity . ___MASK52___ ___MASK83___ is going through a phase of " strategic awakening ", with initiatives such as the CEI , Centrope or V4 . While the region ' s economy shows high disparities with regard to income , all ___MASK52___ European countries are listed by the Human Development Index as very highly developed . An oceanic climate ( also known as marine , ___MASK1___ coast and maritime ) is the climate typical of ___MASK1___ coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents , and generally features cool summers ( relative to their latitude ) and cool but not cold winters , with a relatively narrow annual temperature range and few extremes of temperature , with the exception for transitional areas to continental and subarctic climates . Oceanic climates are defined as having a monthly mean temperature below in the warmest month , and above in the coldest month . ___MASK77___ (" Okres Blansko " in Czech ) is one of seven districts (" okres ") within South Moravian Region (" Jihomoravský kraj ") of the Czech Republic . Its capital is city Blansko . ___MASK85___ , officially the Slovak Republic , is a landlocked country in Central ___MASK83___ . It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the ___MASK1___ , Poland to the north , Ukraine to the ___MASK36___ and ___MASK13___ to the south . ___MASK85___ ' s territory spans about and is mostly mountainous . The population is over 5 million and comprises mostly ethnic Slovaks . The capital and largest city is Bratislava . The official language is Slovak , a member of the Slavic language family . ___MASK4___ , officially the Republic ___MASK21___ ___MASK4___ , is a country in Central ___MASK83___ , situated between the Baltic Sea in the north and two mountain ranges ( the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains ) in the south . Bordered by ___MASK79___ to the west ; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south ; Ukraine and Belarus to the east ; and the Baltic Sea , ___MASK98___ Oblast ( a Russian exclave ) and Lithuania to the north . The total area ___MASK21___ ___MASK4___ is , making it the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in ___MASK83___ . With a population ___MASK21___ over 38 . 5 million people , ___MASK4___ is the 34th most populous country in the world , the 8th most populous country in ___MASK83___ and the sixth most populous member ___MASK21___ the ___MASK14___ . ___MASK4___ is a unitary state divided into 16 administrative subdivisions , and its capital and largest city is Warsaw . Other metropolises include Kraków , Wrocaw , Pozna , Gdask and Szczecin . The ___MASK57___ is an administrative unit ___MASK21___ the Czech Republic , located in the south - western part ___MASK21___ its historical region ___MASK21___ Moravia ( an exception is Jobova Lhota which belongs to Bohemia ). Its capital is Brno , the 2nd largest city in the Czech Republic . The region has 1 , 169 , 000 inhabitants ( as ___MASK21___ 30 June 2013 ) and the total area ___MASK21___ 7 , 196 . 5 km² . It is bordered by the South Bohemian Region ( ___MASK1___ ), ___MASK28___ Region ( north - ___MASK1___ ), Pardubice Region ( north ), Olomouc Region ( north east ), Zlín Region ( east ), Slovakia ( south east ) and Austria ( south ). Continental climates are defined in the Köppen climate classification has having a coldest month mean temperature below - 3 C ( 26 . 6 F ) or 0 ° C depending on which isotherm used for the coldest month and four months above 10 ° C . In the Köppen climate system , Continental climates were bordered to the ___MASK61___ by Temperate climates or C climates ( coldest month above 0 C , but below 18 C ) and to the ___MASK56___ by Boreal climate or E climates ( only 1 to 3 months with a mean temperature ___MASK21___ 50 F ). Köppen also defined continental climates as having more than 30 days with continuous snowcover on the ground . ___MASK48___ ( German : " Brünn ") is the second largest city in the ___MASK17___ by population and area , the largest Moravian city , and the historical capital city ___MASK21___ the Margraviate ___MASK21___ Moravia . ___MASK48___ is the administrative ___MASK39___ ___MASK21___ the South Moravian Region in which it forms a separate district ( ___MASK48___ - City District ). The city lies at the confluence ___MASK21___ the Svitava and Svratka rivers and has about 400 , 000 inhabitants ; its greater metropolitan area is home to more than 800 , 000 people while its larger urban zone had a population ___MASK21___ about 730 , 000 in 2004 . Punkva is a 29 - km long ___MASK62___ in ___MASK61___ Moravia , Czech Republic . It originates in Moravian Karst in underground and flows to Macocha Gorge , from which it then flows through the Punkva Caves . After leaving the caves Punkva flows through ___MASK84___ and several fish ponds . It enters Svitava River in Blansko as its left tributary . ___MASK87___ is a historical country in the ___MASK17___ ( forming its eastern part ) and one ___MASK21___ the historical Czech lands , together with Bohemia and Czech Silesia . The medieval and early modern Margraviate ___MASK21___ ___MASK87___ was a crown land ___MASK21___ the Lands ___MASK21___ the Bohemian Crown ( from 1348 to 1918 ), an imperial state ___MASK21___ the Holy ___MASK40___ ( 1004 to 1806 ), later a crown land ___MASK21___ the ___MASK81___ ( 1804 to 1867 ) and briefly also one ___MASK21___ 17 former crown lands ___MASK21___ the Cisleithanian part ___MASK21___ the Austro - Hungarian Empire from 1867 to 1918 . During the early 20th century , ___MASK87___ was one ___MASK21___ the five lands ___MASK21___ Czechoslovakia from 1918 to 1928 ; it was then merged with Czech Silesia , and eventually dissolved by abolition ___MASK21___ the land system in 1949 . The Moravian Karst is a karst landscape and protected nature reserve to the ___MASK56___ ___MASK21___ Brno in the eastern part ___MASK21___ the Czech Republic , located near the town ___MASK21___ Blansko . It encompasses a number ___MASK21___ notable geological features , including roughly 1100 caverns and gorges and covers an area ___MASK21___ roughly 92 km² . Currently , five ___MASK21___ the cave systems ( Punkva Caves , Balcarka Cave , Kateinská Cave , Výpustek Cave and Sloupsko - šošvské Caves ), Býí skála Cave ( closed ) and Stránská skála ( out ___MASK21___ the border ) are open for public tours and exploration . A parliamentary republic is a republic that operates under a parliamentary system ___MASK21___ government where the executive branch ( the government ) derives its legitimacy from and is accountable to the legislature ( the parliament ). There are a number ___MASK21___ variations ___MASK21___ parliamentary republics . ___MASK43___ have a clear differentiation between the head ___MASK21___ government and the head ___MASK21___ state , with the head ___MASK21___ government holding real power , much like constitutional monarchies . Some have combined the roles ___MASK21___ head ___MASK21___ state and head ___MASK21___ government , much like presidential systems , but with a dependency upon parliamentary power . Býí skála Cave ( in Czech " Býí skála ", in German " Stierfelsen ", in English The Bull ___MASK66___ Cave ) is part of the second longest cave system in the Moravia , Czech Republic . It is also famous for archaeological discoveries . Except for the entrance , the cave is not accessible to the public , although occasionally it is opened for visitors . ___MASK38___ ( or ; Silesian German : " Schläsing " Silesian : " lnsk " ) is a region ___MASK21___ Central ___MASK83___ located mostly in Poland , with small parts in the Czech Republic and ___MASK79___ . Its area is about , and its population about 8 , 000 , 000 . ___MASK38___ is located along the Oder river . It consists ___MASK21___ Lower ___MASK38___ and Upper ___MASK38___ . The ___MASK17___ , also known by the short name Czechia , is a nation state in Central ___MASK83___ bordered by ___MASK79___ to the west , Austria to the south , Slovakia to the east and Poland to the northeast . The ___MASK17___ covers an area of with mostly temperate continental climate and oceanic climate . It is a unitary parliamentary republic , has 10 . 5 million inhabitants and the capital and largest city is Prague , with over 1 . 2 million residents . The ___MASK17___ includes the historical territories of Bohemia , Moravia , and Czech Silesia . The Macocha Abyss ( Czech : " Propast Macocha ", literally the " Stepmother Abyss "), also known as the Macocha Gorge , is a sinkhole in the Moravian Karst cave system ___MASK21___ the Czech Republic located north ___MASK21___ the city ___MASK21___ Brno , near the town ___MASK21___ Blansko . It is part ___MASK21___ the Punkva Caves and the Punkva River flows through it . The sinkhole is about 138 . 7 meters deep and also the deepest ___MASK21___ its kind ( light ___MASK73___ type ) in Central Europe . A sinkhole , also known as a cenote , sink , sink - ___MASK73___ , shakehole , swallet , swallow ___MASK73___ , or doline ( the different terms for sinkholes are often used interchangeably ), is a depression or ___MASK73___ in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer . Most are caused by karst processes  for example , the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks or suffosion processes . Sinkholes vary in size from both in diameter and depth , and vary in form from soil - lined bowls to bedrock - edged chasms . Sinkholes may form gradually or suddenly , and are found worldwide .