Želinský Meander is the last preserved example of the original character of the Central Ohře. The name refers to a deeply cut valley of the meandering river above the Nechranice Water Reservoir which is geologically and geomorphologically very important.

You will find many protected animal and plant species living on the rocky slopes of the canyon valley.
In particular, the dice snake (natrix tessellata ) which has established an isolated northwest enclave there. This 5 km long valley below Želina, covering 175 hectares, has a tremendous natural and scientific value and in 1992 it was declared a natural monument.