Bohemian Switzerland (České Švýcarsko) is a picturesque region in the north-western Czech Republic. It lies on the Czech side of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains north of Děčín on both sides of the Elbe River. It extends eastward into the Lusatian Mountains and westward into the Krušné Mountains. Its highest elevation is the mountain Děčínský Sněžník (726 m). It has been a protected area (as ChKO Labské Pískovce) since 1972. The region along the right side of the Elbe became a national park in 2000, the České Švýcarsko National Park. The Pravčická Gate - the narrow rock formation - is the largest natural sandstone arch in Europe.
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