Western Sudetes

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.

The Western Sudetes are divided into following mesoregions :

Number	Name	Location	Highest point
1	West Lusatian Hill Country and Uplands	DE
2	Upper Lusatian Gefilde	DE
3	Lusatian Highlands	CZ, DE
4	Zittau Basin	DE, CZ, PL
5	Lusatian Mountains	CZ, DE
6	Jizera Foreland	PL, CZ
7	Jizera Mountains	CZ, PL
8	Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge	CZ
9	Kaczawskie Foothills	PL
10	Kaczawskie Mountains	PL
11	Jelenia Góra Valley	PL
12	Rudawy Janowickie	PL
13	Giant Mountains	CZ, PL
14	Giant Mountains Foothills	CZ
15	Waldenburg Mountains	PL