Western Sudetes
The Western Sudetes are a geomorphological macroregion, the western part of the Sudetes subprovince on the borders of the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany.- Type: Mountain range
- Description: mountain range in Europe
- Also known as: “Western Sudeten”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chojnik Castle and Dom Gerharta Hauptmanna.
Chojnik Castle
Chojnik Castle is a castle located above the town of Sobieszów, today part of Jelenia Góra in southwestern Poland. Its remains stand on top of the Chojnik hill within the Karkonosze National Park, overlooking the Jelenia Góra valley.
Dom Gerharta Hauptmanna
Museum
Photo: Przemek Jahr, Public domain.
Dom Gerharta Hauptmanna is a museum.
Buildings of former Schaffgotsch estate administration in Jelenia Góra - Sobieszów
Museum
Photo: InnaIna, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
Buildings of former Schaffgotsch estate administration in Jelenia Góra - Sobieszów is a museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karkonosze National Park and Szklarska Poręba.
Karkonosze National Park
Karkonosze National Park is a national park in the Sudetes in Dolnośląskie, Poland. It lies on the border with the Czech Republic. It was made in 1959 and covers an area of 5951 ha.
Szklarska Poręba
Photo: InnaIna, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
Szklarska Poręba is a ski resort in Lower Silesian Voivodeship and a gateway to Karkonosze National Park in Giant Mountains. It is year-round destination both for hiking, skiing and simple leisure.
Karpacz
Karpacz is a resort town in southwestern Poland in Lower Silesia in the Giant Mountains. In summer the town is a popular destination, mainly for hikers wishing to explore the Karkonosze National Park.
Western Sudetes
- Categories: geomorphological region and landform
- Location: Jelenia Góra, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.8347° or 50° 50′ 5″ northLongitude
15.6511° or 15° 39′ 4″ eastOpen location code
9F2QRMM2+VCOpenStreetMap ID
node 7475849525OpenStreetMap feature
natural=mountain_rangeWikidata ID
Q2596772
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Satellite Map
Discover Western Sudetes from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Western Sudetes” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Заходнія Судэты”
- Catalan: “Sudets occidentals”
- Chinese: “西苏台德”
- Czech: “Krkonošská oblast”
- Czech: “Krkonošská podsoustava”
- Czech: “Západní Sudety”
- Czech: “Západosudetská oblast”
- Danish: “Vestsudeterne”
- Estonian: “Lääne-Sudeedid”
- German: “Westsudeten”
- Greek: “Δυτικά Σουδητικά Όρη”
- Italian: “Sudeti Occidentali”
- Macedonian: “Западни Судети”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dei vestlege Sudetane”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sudety Zachodnie”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vest-Sudetane”
- Polish: “Sudety Zachodnie”
- Russian: “Западные Судеты”
- Slovak: “Krkonošská oblast”
- Slovak: “Krkonošská oblasť”
- Slovenian: “Krkonošská oblast”
- Slovenian: “Zahodni Sudeti”
- Spanish: “Sudetes occidentales”
- Ukrainian: “Західні Судети”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cmentarz rodziny Cogho and Chojnik.
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