Western Sudetes

Updated on Nov 26, 2024

Edit

Comment

Elevation 1,602 m (5,256 ft) Parent range Sudetes		Peak Sněžka

Countries Czech Republic, Germany and Poland States Bohemia, Moravia (Czech Rep.), Saxony (Germany) and Lower Silesia (Poland) Similar Sudetes, Rudawy Janowickie, Kaczawskie Mountains, Jizera Mountains, Jelenia Góra Valley

Ktm 450 exc yamaha tenere 660 western sudetes poland

The Western Sudetes (Polish: Sudety Zachodnie; Czech: Krkonošská oblast; German: Westsudeten) are the western part of the Sudetes range system on the borders of the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany. They stretch from the Bóbr river in the east to the Elbe and the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in the west.

The Western Sudetes comprise a number of mountain ranges, including:

Krkonoše (Giant Mountains)

Rudawy Janowickie

Kaczawskie Mountains

Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge

Jizera Mountains

Lusatian Mountains with Zittau Hills

Lausitzer Bergland

The large basin of the Jelenia Góra valley is situated at the northern foot of the Karkonosze, between the Rudawy Janowickie and the Jizera Mountains.

References

Western Sudetes Wikipedia

(Text) CC BY-SA