| Western Sudetes | |
|---|---|
 The Giant Mountains, Sněžka | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Sněžka |
| Elevation | 1,603 m (5,259 ft) |
| Coordinates | 50°44′10″N 15°44′24″E / 50.73611°N 15.74000°E |
| Geography | |
 Divisions of the Sudetes subprovince, Western Sudetes marked in red
| |
| Countries | Czech Republic, Germany and Poland |
| Regions | Ústí nad Labem, Liberec, Hradec Králové (Czech Rep.), Saxony (Germany) and Lower Silesia (Poland) |
| Parent range | Sudetes |
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) |
References
- ↑ Aleksandrowski, P.; Mazur, S. (2002). "Collage tectonics in the northeasternmost part of the Variscan Belt: the Sudetes, Bohemian Massif". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 201 (1): 237–277. Bibcode:2002GSLSP.201..237A. doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.2002.201.01.12. S2CID 140166878.
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