The Sokolov Basin or Falkenau Basin (german: Falkenauer Becken, formerly also ''Falkenau-Elbogen-Karlsbader Becken''; cz, Sokolovská pánev) is a

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and geomorphological unit in the

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. It is located in northwestern Bohemia and covers an area of 312 km². The basin has an average width of eight kilometres and runs along the southern foot of the Ore Mountains.

Geography

To the north rise the Ore Mountains, to the northeast the Sokolov Basin joins the

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. To the east it is bounded by the

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and to the south by the

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. In the west it joins the

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at the ''Kulmer Schwelle''. Its highest elevation at 573 metres is the Dvorský vrch (''Casperberg'') near

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in the Chodau Basin, followed by the Drsný vrch (''Mariahilfberg'') on the Kulmer Schwelle at 570 metres. The main river is the

Eger Eger ( , ; ; also known by other alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights. Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, baroque bu ...

, that flows through the basin from southwest to northeast. From the Ore Mountains come the rivers of the Zwodau, Rolava and Bystřice and the Teplá flows into the basin from the Kaiserwald {{Authority control Drainage basins of the Czech Republic