Sudetes
Sign in to saveThe Sudetes ( ), also known as the Sudeten Mountains or Sudetic Mountains, is a geomorphological subprovince of the Bohemian Massif province in Central Europe, shared by the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany. They consist mainly of mountain ranges and are the highest part of the Bohemian Massif. They stretch from the Saxon capital of Dresden in the northwest across to the region of Lower Silesia in Poland and to the city of Ostrava in the Czech Republic in the east. Geographically the Sudetes are a Mittelgebirge with some characteristics typical of high mountains. Its plateaus and subtle summ
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The Sudetes are a mountain range in Central Europe that stretches across the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany, forming the highest part of the larger Bohemian Massif region. They matter geographically as a significant natural feature that spans multiple countries, extending from Dresden in Germany to Ostrava in the Czech Republic.
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Key facts
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- Sudetes
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- Śnieżne Kotły - panoramio (4).jpg
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- Śnieżne Kotły in the Karkonosze National Park
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- Variscan orogeny (assembly)Alpine orogeny (uplift)
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- Sněžka
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- 1603
- Mountain.length_km
- 300
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- Europe
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- Divisions of the Sudetes
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Article
23 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Subdivisions
- Western Sudetes
- Sudeten Foreland
- Central Sudetes
- Eastern Sudetes
- Climate
- Vegetation
- Timber line
- Geology
- Bedrock
- Volcanism and thermal waters
- Uplift and landforms
- Mass wasting
- History
- Sudetes and "Sudetenland"
- Economy and tourism
- Notable towns
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The Sudetes ( ), also known as the Sudeten Mountains or Sudetic Mountains, is a geomorphological subprovince of the Bohemian Massif province in Central Europe, shared by the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany. They consist mainly of mountain ranges and are the highest part of the Bohemian Massif. They stretch from the Saxon capital of Dresden in the northwest across to the region of Lower Silesia in Poland and to the city of Ostrava in the Czech Republic in the east. Geographically the Sudetes are a Mittelgebirge with some characteristics typical of high mountains. Its plateaus and subtle summit relief makes the Sudetes more akin to mountains of Northern Europe than to the Alps.
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