Mountain range in Europe
The Western Sudetes (Polish : Sudety Zachodnie ; Czech : Krkonošská oblast ; German : Westsudeten ) are a geomorphological macroregion , the western part of the Sudetes subprovince on the borders of the Czech Republic , Poland and Germany .
Geography
They are formed mostly by mountain ranges . They stretch from the Bóbr river in the east to the Elbe and the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in the west.[1]
The Western Sudetes includes the Giant Mountains , which is the highest mountain range in the Czech Republic. All the highest mountains of the Western Sudetes are located in this mountain range. The highest peak is the Sněžka at 1,603 m (5,259 ft).
Divisions
The Western Sudetes are divided into following mesoregions (number indicates its location on the infobox map):
Number
Name
Location
Highest point
1
West Lusatian Hill Country and Uplands
DE
2
Upper Lusatian Gefilde
DE
3
Lusatian Highlands
CZ, DE
608 m (1,995 ft) (Hrazený)
4
Zittau Basin
DE, CZ, PL
593 m (1,946 ft) (Prosečský hřeben)
5
Lusatian Mountains
CZ, DE
793 m (2,602 ft) (Luž)
6
Jizera Foreland
PL, CZ
573 m (1,880 ft) (Andělský vrch)
7
Jizera Mountains
CZ, PL
1,127 m (3,698 ft) (Wysoka Kopa)
8
Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge
CZ
1,012 m (3,320 ft) (Ještěd )
9
Kaczawskie Foothills
PL
10
Kaczawskie Mountains
PL
719 m (2,359 ft) (Skopiec)
11
Jelenia Góra Valley
PL
12
Rudawy Janowickie
PL
936 m (3,071 ft) (Ostra Mała)
13
Giant Mountains
CZ, PL
1,603 m (5,259 ft) (Sněžka )
14
Giant Mountains Foothills
CZ
835 m (2,740 ft) (Hejlov)
15
Waldenburg Mountains
PL
853 m (2,799 ft) (Borowa)
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