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Lausche is the highest peak of the Lusatian Mountains. At , it is also the highest mountain in the German part of the historical region of Upper Lusatia.

Key facts

Mountain.name
Lausche
Mountain.other_name
;
Mountain.image
Lausche.jpg
Mountain.image_caption
Lausche crest seen from the north
Mountain.elevation_m
792.6
Mountain.map
Germany Saxony
Mountain.map_caption
Location in Saxony
Mountain.location
Saxony, Germany / Czech Republic
Mountain.range
Lusatian Mountains

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
geotope
Country
Germany
Located in
Mařenice
Elevation
792
Material used
phonolite
Image
Lausche.jpg
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Commons category
Luž/Lausche
topographic prominence
368
mountain range
Zittau Mountains
topographic isolation
25.8
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Lausche is the highest peak of the Lusatian Mountains. At , it is also the highest mountain in the German part of the historical region of Upper Lusatia.

The conical mountain lies on the border between the German state of Saxony and the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It forms part of the Zittau Mountains, a small mountain range that constitutes the westernmost part of the Lusatian Mountains and belongs to the larger Sudetes mountain system.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lausche” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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