Barania Góra
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Barania Góra is a mountain in southern Poland
. At a height of 1,220 metres (4003 feet), it is the second highest mountain in the Silesian Beskids
, and the highest in the Polish part of Upper Silesia
. It is a popular tourist destination with many spectacular views of the neighboring terrain and lowlands.
The source
s of the Vistula
, the longest Polish river, are located on the western slope of the mountain.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. At a height of 1,220 metres (4003 feet), it is the second highest mountain in the Silesian Beskids
Silesian Beskids
Silesian Beskids is one of the Beskids mountain ranges in Outer Western Carpathians in southern Silesian Voivodeship, Poland and the eastern Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic.Most of the range lies in Poland...
, and the highest in the Polish part of Upper Silesia
Upper Silesia
Upper Silesia is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia. Since the 9th century, Upper Silesia has been part of Greater Moravia, the Duchy of Bohemia, the Piast Kingdom of Poland, again of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown and the Holy Roman Empire, as well as of...
. It is a popular tourist destination with many spectacular views of the neighboring terrain and lowlands.
The source
Source (river or stream)
The source or headwaters of a river or stream is the place from which the water in the river or stream originates.-Definition:There is no universally agreed upon definition for determining a stream's source...
s of the Vistula
Vistula
The Vistula is the longest and the most important river in Poland, at 1,047 km in length. The watershed area of the Vistula is , of which lies within Poland ....
, the longest Polish river, are located on the western slope of the mountain.