The Western Sudetes (; ; ) are a geomorphological macroregion, the western part of the Sudetes subprovince on the borders of the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany.
Geography They are formed mostly by mountain ranges. They stretch from the Bóbr river in the east to the Elbe and the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in the west.
The Western Sudetes includes the Giant Mountains, which is the highest mountain range in the Czech Republic. All the highest mountains of the Western Sudetes are located in this mountain range. The highest peak is the Sněžka at .
Divisions The Western Sudetes are divided into following mesoregions (number indicates its location on the infobox map):
Number Name Location Highest point 1 West Lusatian Hill Countryand Uplands DE (Hochstein) 2 Upper Lusatian Gefilde DE 3 Lusatian Highlands CZ, DE (Hrazený) 4 Eastern Upper Lusatia DE, PL, CZ (Prosečský hřeben) 5 Lusatian Mountains CZ, DE (Luž) 6 Jizera Foothills PL, CZ (Andělský vrch) 7 Jizera Mountains CZ, PL (Wysoka Kopa) 8 Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge CZ (Ještěd) 9 Kaczawskie Foothills PL (Ostrzyca) 10 Kaczawskie Mountains PL (Okole) 11 Jelenia Góra Valley PL Krzywousty 12 Rudawy Janowickie PL (Skalnik) 13 Giant Mountains CZ, PL (Sněžka) 14 Giant Mountains Foothills CZ (Hejlov) 15 Waldenburg Highlands PL (Sas)
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