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Waldenburg Mountains

Coordinates: 50°40′N 16°10′E / 50.667°N 16.167°E / 50.667; 16.167
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Waldenburg Mountains / Wałbrzyskie Mountains
View of the Black Mountains
Highest point
PeakBorowa
Elevation853
Geography
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
Parent rangeCentral Sudetes

The Wałbrzyskie Mountains or Waldenburg Mountains (Polish: Góry Wałbrzyskie; German: Waldenburger Bergland), sometimes called the Wałbrzyskie Highlands or Waldenburg Highlands, is one of the three mountain ranges that form the western part of the Central Sudetes. The other ranges are the Owl Mountains and the Falcon Mountains.

Geography

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The Wałbrzyskie Mountains lie almost entirely within Poland. Several southern ridges reach as far as the Czech Republic. The range extends to the west and southwest of the Lower Silesian town of Wałbrzych (Waldenburg). The Owl and Falcon Mountains to the southeast form a continuation of the Wałbrzyskie Highlands. To the west of the highlands in the Western Sudetes are the adjoining ranges of the Bober-Katzbach Mountains and the Landeshut Ridge.

Division of the Wałbrzych Mountains[1]

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The Wałbrzych Mountains are divided into three separate parts:

  • Trójgarb and Krąglak Massif
  • Chełmiec Massif
  • Black Mountains
Trójgarb
Trójgarb
Chełmiec
Chełmiec
Borowa
Borowa

References

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  1. ^ Czerwiński, Janusz (1996). Sudety : przewodnik. Warszawa: Sport i Turystyka. ISBN 83-7079-677-X. OCLC 40938150.
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50°40′N 16°10′E / 50.667°N 16.167°E / 50.667; 16.167