# Doupov Mountains

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Location of Doupov Mountains in the Czech Republic

Doupov Mountains as seen from [Klášterec nad Ohří](/source/Kl%C3%A1%C5%A1terec_nad_Oh%C5%99%C3%AD)

**Doupov Mountains** ([Czech](/source/Czech_language): *Doupovské hory*, [German](/source/German_language): *Duppauer Gebirge*) is a [Cenozoic](/source/Cenozoic) [volcanic](/source/Volcanic) [mountain range](/source/Mountain_range) with the typical structure of [stratovolcano](/source/Stratovolcano). The centre of the stratovolcano was in the place of a former town of [Doupov](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Doupov&action=edit&redlink=1).

The highest mountain is Hradiště (934 metres), the lowest point is by the river [Ohře](/source/Oh%C5%99e) near [Kadaň](/source/Kada%C5%88) (cca 275 metres).

In 1945, most of the [German population](/source/Germans_in_Czechoslovakia) [was expelled](/source/Expulsion_of_Germans_from_Czechoslovakia) so that Doupov Mountains became almost completely unpopulated. It became an Army Training Area in 1953, and currently serves this purpose for [NATO](/source/NATO) forces.

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[50°15′N 13°00′E / 50.250°N 13.000°E / 50.250; 13.000](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Doupov_Mountains&params=50_15_N_13_00_E_region:CZ_type:mountain_source:dewiki)

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