Central Sudetes
The Central Sudetes (Czech: Orlická oblast or Střední Sudety, Polish: Sudety Środkowe, German: Mittelsudeten) are the central part of the Sudetes mountain range on the border of the Czech Republic and Poland. They stretch from the Nysa Kłodzka River and the Kłodzko Valley in the east to the upper Bóbr in the west.
| Central Sudetes | |
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 View from Zygmuntówka refuge, Owl Mountains | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Velká Deštná |
| Elevation | 1,115 m (3,658 ft) |
| Coordinates | 50°18′18″N 16°23′56.7″E |
| Geography | |
 Divisions of the Sudetes range system
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| Countries | Czech Republic and Poland |
| States | Bohemia, Moravia (Czech Rep.) and Lower Silesia, Opole (Poland) |
| Parent range | Sudetes range system |
The Central Sudetes comprise a number of mountain ranges, including:
- Orlické hory
- Bystrzyckie Mountains
- Bardzkie Mountains
- Owl Mountains
- Stone Mountains
- Table Mountains
The largest town within the Central Sudetes is Wałbrzych in Poland, where the Owl Mountains contain extended black coal reserves.
See also
Bibliography
- M. Staffa (1982): Przewodnik turystyczny: Wędrówka przez Sudety Środkowe: Góry Wałbrzyskie – Góry Suche – Góry Sowie – Góry Bardzkie. Wyd. PTTK "Kraj": Warszawa/Krakow ISBN 8300004769
- K. Radwański, M. Szymczak (2008): Atlas gór Polski: Sudety. Karpaty. Góry Świętokrzyskie. Wyda. ExpressMap: Warszawa ISBN 83-6012-064-1
- Praca zbiorowa: Mapa Sudety Środkowe (scale 1:40 000). Wydawnictwo Turystyczne Plan: Jelenia Góra ISBN 83-60044-44-9
- M. Mota (1998): Sudety Środkowe, Wschodnie i Kotlina Kłodzka (A. Rajwa Geologia i rzeźba; C. Skała Geografia i przyroda); Wyd."Pascal": Bielsko-Biała ISBN 838769603X
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