Snieznik Mountains
Encyclopedia
The Śnieżnik Mountains is a mountain range
in the Eastern Sudetes on the border of the Czech Republic
and Poland
. On the Polish side it is largely covered by the protected area
called Śnieżnik Landscape Park
.
Major towns and villages:
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...
in the Eastern Sudetes on the border 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....
and 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...
. On the Polish side it is largely covered by 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 Śnieżnik Landscape Park
Snieznik Landscape Park
Śnieżnik Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland, established in 1981, covering an area of...
.
Major towns and villages:
- MiędzygórzeMiedzygórze, Lower Silesian VoivodeshipMiędzygórze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bystrzyca Kłodzka, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
- GoworówGoworówGoworów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Międzylesie, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately east of Międzylesie, south of Kłodzko, and south of the regional capital Wrocław.The...
- MiędzylesieMiedzylesieMiędzylesie is a town in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Międzylesie, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was part of Germany....
- WilkanówWilkanówWilkanów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bystrzyca Kłodzka, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
- Domaszków
- Sienna
- KletnoKletnoKletno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stronie Śląskie, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
- Bolesławów
- Nowa MorawaNowa MorawaNowa Morawa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stronie Śląskie, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
- Jodłów
- IdzikówIdzikówIdzików is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bystrzyca Kłodzka, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
- Velka Morava