Elbe Sandstone Mountains

The Elbe Sandstone Mountains are in on both sides of the German-Czech border. For more on individual parts of them, see the respective region articles, listed below…
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  • Type: Mountain
  • Description: mountains in Germany and the Czech Republic
  • Also known as: Českosaské Švýcarsko”, “Decinska vrchovina”, “Děčínská vrchovina”, “Děčínské Stěny”, “Elbsandstein Gebirge”, “Labské Piskovcove Pohoří”, and “Sächsisch-Böhmische Schweiz

Elbe Sandstone Mountains

Latitude of center
50.8333° or 50° 50′ north
Longitude of center
14.3333° or 14° 20′ east
Elevation
568 metres (1,864 feet)
Geo­Names ID
3077242
Wiki­data ID
Q315298
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Elbe Sandstone Mountains” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: جبال الإلبه الحجرية الرملية
  • Belarusian: Эльбскія Пясчанікавыя горы
  • Cebuano: Děčínská vrchovina
  • Chinese: 易北河砂岩山脈
  • Czech: Děčínská vrchovina
  • Czech: Elbsandsteingebirge
  • Czech: Sächsisch-Böhmisches Kreidesandsteingebiet
  • Danish: Elbsandsteingebirge
  • Dutch: Elbezandsteengebergte
  • Dutch: Elbsandsteingebergte
  • Dutch: Elbsandsteingebirge
  • Egyptian Arabic: جبال الالبه الحجريه الرمليه
  • Esperanto: Elba Grejsmontaro
  • Estonian: Elbe Liivakivimäestik
  • Estonian: Elbsandsteingebirge
  • French: Massif gréseux de l’Elbe
  • French: Montagnes gréseuses de l’Elbe
  • German: Elbsandsteingebirge
  • German: Labské pískovce
  • German: Quadersandsteingebirge
  • Hebrew: הרי אבן החול אלבה
  • Italian: Elbsandsteingebirge
  • Italian: Monti di arenaria dell’Elba
  • Japanese: エルベ砂岩山地
  • Ladin: Crëps de Elbe Sandstone
  • Lithuanian: Elbės smiltainio kalnai
  • Macedonian: Елпски Песочнички Планини
  • Malay: Pergunungan Batu Pasir Elbe
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Elbsandsteingebirge
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Elbe sandsteinsfjell
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Elbsandsteingebirge
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Labske piskovce
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Labské pískovce
  • Norwegian: Elbsandsteingebirge
  • Persian: کوه‌های ماسه‌سنگی البه
  • Polish: Děčínská vrchovina
  • Polish: Elbsandsteingebirge
  • Polish: Góry Połabskie
  • Polish: Wyżyna Dieczyńska
  • Portuguese: montanhas de arenito do Elba
  • Portuguese: Montanhas de Arenito do Elba
  • Portuguese: Suíça Saxã
  • Romanian: Elbsandsteingebirge
  • Romanian: Munţii Elbei
  • Romanian: Munții Elbei
  • Russian: Эльбские Песчаниковые горы
  • Slovak: Děčínská vrchovina
  • Slovenian: Děčínská vrchovina
  • Slovenian: Elbsandsteingebirge
  • Spanish: Montañas de arenisca del Elba
  • Swedish: Děčínská vrchovina
  • Swedish: Elbsandsteingebirge
  • Ukrainian: Ельбські пісковикові гори
  • Upper Sorbian: Połobske pěskowčiny
  • Venetian: Elbsandsteingebirge

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