Sudeten Foreland

Sudeten Foreland
View from Ślęża
Highest point
PeakŚlęża
Elevation718 m (2,356 ft)
Geography
Sudeten Foreland in the geomorphological system of Poland
Countries
Poland, Czech Republic
Range coordinates
50°27′N 17°10′E / 50.450°N 17.167°E / 50.450; 17.167
Parent rangeSudetes

Sudeten Foreland or Sudeten Foothills (Polish: Przedgórze Sudeckie, Czech: Krkonošsko-jesenické podhůří or older Sudetské podhůří, German: Sudetenvorland) is a geomorphological macroregion in the eastern part of the Sudetes proper. The region is located within Poland and a small portion extends into the Czech Republic.

The highest elevation is Ślęża at 718 m above sea level. From the south the Sudeten Foreland borders with the Eastern Sudetes, from the west with the Central Sudetes, from the north with the Silesian-Lusatian Lowlands, and from the east with the Silesian Lowlands.

Rivers and waters

Nysa Kłodzka, Bystrzyca, Oława, Ślęza, Jezioro Otmuchowskie, Lake Mietkowskie and Paczkowski Bay.

Main cities

Świdnica, Dzierżoniów, Bielawa (partly), Świebodzice (partly), Strzegom, Ząbkowice Śląskie, Strzelin (partly), Pieszyce (partly), Ziębice, Paczków, Sobótka (partly), Żarów, Piława Górna, Jaworzyna Śląska, Otmuchów, Niemcza, Javorník (Czech Republic), Złoty Stok (partly), Bardo, and Žulová (Czech Republic).

History

During World War II, Nazi Germany operated the Gross-Rosen concentration camp with several subcamps in the region.

Cuisine

The officially protected regional traditional foods, as designated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland, are the Krupiec linden honey of the Ząbkowice Land (Miód lipowy krupiec z Ziemi Ząbkowickiej) and the Sudetes Foothills jarred kiełbasa (Kiełbasa w słoiku z Przedgórza Sudeckiego).

References

  1. ↑ Krzyszkowski, Dariusz; Bridgland, David R.; Allen, Peter; Westaway, Rob; Wachecka-Kotkowska, Lucyna; Czerwonka, Jerzy A. (March 2019). "Drainage evolution in the Polish Sudeten Foreland in the context of European fluvial archives". Quaternary Research. 91 (2): 493–519. doi:10.1017/qua.2018.77. ISSN 0033-5894. S2CID 133881610.
  2. 1 2 "Mapa online: Przedgórze Sudeckie". Góry i ludzie (in Polish). 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  3. ↑ "Subcamps of KL Gross-Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Miód lipowy krupiec z Ziemi Ząbkowickiej". Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi - Portal Gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Kiełbasa w słoiku z Przedgórza Sudeckiego". Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi - Portal Gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.

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