Silesian Beskids
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Silesian Beskids is one of the Beskids
mountain range
s in Outer
Western Carpathians
in southern Silesian Voivodeship
, Poland
and the eastern Moravian-Silesian Region
, Czech Republic
.
Most of the range lies in Poland. It is separated from the Moravian-Silesian Beskids
by the Jablunkov Pass
.
The Polish part of the range includes the protected area
called Silesian Beskids Landscape Park
.
Beskids
The Beskids , ) is a traditional name for a series of Eastern European mountain ranges.- Definition :The Beskids are approximately 600 km in length and 50–70 km in width...
mountain range
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
s in Outer
Outer Carpathians
Outer Carpathians is a part of Carpathian Mountains, comprising Outer Western Carpathians and Outer Eastern Carpathians, including the corresponding Outer Carpathian Depressions. Boundary between Outer Western Carpathians and Central Western Carpathians is complicated zone called Pieniny Klippen...
Western Carpathians
Western Carpathians
The Western Carpathians are a mountain range and geomorphological province that forms the western part of the Carpathian Mountains.The mountain belt stretches from the Low Beskids range of the Eastern Carpathians along the border of Poland with Slovakia toward the Moravian region of the Czech...
in southern Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...
, Poland
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...
and the eastern Moravian-Silesian Region
Moravian-Silesian Region
Moravian-Silesian Region , or Moravo-Silesian Region, is one of 14 administrative Regions of the Czech Republic, until May 2001 it was formerly called the Ostrava Region . The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most of the Czech part of the...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
.
Most of the range lies in Poland. It is separated from the Moravian-Silesian Beskids
Moravian-Silesian Beskids
The Moravian-Silesian Beskids is a mountain range in the Czech Republic with a small part reaching to Slovakia. It lies on the historical division between Moravia and Silesia, hence the name...
by the Jablunkov Pass
Jablunkov Pass
Jablunkov Pass is a mountain pass in the Beskids, located in the elevation of 553 m above sea level, in the Czech Republic, near the border with Poland and Slovakia....
.
The Polish part of the range includes the protected area
Protected area
Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...
called Silesian Beskids Landscape Park
Silesian Beskids Landscape Park
Silesian Beskids Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1998, covering an area of in the Silesian Beskids mountain range. Administratively the Park is contained within Silesian Voivodeship....
.
Mountains
- SkrzyczneSkrzyczneSkrzyczne is a mountain in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, close to the town of Szczyrk. It is the highest mountain of the Silesian Beskids.Skrzyczne is one of the Polish Crown Peaks....
(1,257 m) - the highest mountain - Barania GóraBarania GóraBarania Góra is a mountain in southern Poland. At a height of 1,220 metres , it is the second highest mountain in the Silesian Beskids, and the highest in the Polish part of Upper Silesia...
(1,220 m) - the highest mountain of the Polish part of Upper SilesiaUpper SilesiaUpper 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... - Czantoria WielkaCzantoria Wielkais a mountain on the border of Poland and the Czech Republic, in the Silesian Beskids mountain range. It reaches a height of 995 meters. It is distinct for its steep slopes in the east and the west. Mostly coniferous trees grow on its slopes. It is the largest peak of the Czech part of the Silesian...
(995 m) - the highest mountain of the Czech part of the range - Stożek WielkiStozek WielkiStożek Wielki is a mountain on the border of Poland and the Czech Republic, in the Silesian Beskids mountain range. It reaches a height of 978 meters.The border can be crossed on the top, which is in easy range of the town of Wisła...
(978 m)