A view from Zygmuntówka refuge, Góry Sowie

Śnieżka/Sněžka/Snow Mountain

Destroyed forest on the top of Wielka Sowa

The Sudetes (IPA: /suˈdiːtiːz/), also called Sudeten (in German; pronounced: [zu'de:tən]) or Sudety (pronounced ['sudetɪ] in Czech, [su'detɪ] in Polish), is a mountain range in Central Europe. It stretches from eastern Germany to Poland and Czech Republic. The highest mountain is Sněžka-Śnieżka (Sněžka in Czech; Śnieżka in Polish; Schneekoppe in German) in Krkonoše/Karkonosze Mountains on the Czech-Polish border. It reaches up to 1,602 m. The Sudetes are divided into Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1465 KB) A view from Zygmuntówka Refuge, Góry Sowie, Sudety, Poland Photographer: vindicator Date: 9 October 2004 Camera: Canon PowerShot A75 File links The following pages link to this file: Sudetes ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1465 KB) A view from Zygmuntówka Refuge, Góry Sowie, Sudety, Poland Photographer: vindicator Date: 9 October 2004 Camera: Canon PowerShot A75 File links The following pages link to this file: Sudetes ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1405x992, 355 KB) Sudetes, Poland (Sudety) File links The following pages link to this file: Sudetes ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1405x992, 355 KB) Sudetes, Poland (Sudety) File links The following pages link to this file: Sudetes ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1982 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Sudetes ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1982 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Sudetes ... The International Phonetic Alphabet. ... The International Phonetic Alphabet. ... The most general definition of a mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... A satellite composite image of Europe // Etymology Picture of Europa, carried away by bull-shaped Zeus. ... Aerial view over Karkonosze Karkonosze Mountains (pronounced kár-ko-no-she) in Polish or   KrkonoÅ¡e? in Czech (known as Giant Mountains in English, or Riesengebirge in German) is a mountain range, part of the Sudetes in Central Europe. ...

1. Western Sudetes with Lusatian Mountains (Germany and Czech Republic) and Karkonosze/Krkonoše/Giant Mountains (Poland and Czech Republic)
2. Central Sudetes
3. Eastern Sudetes

Especially Krkonoše Mountains are facing growing tourism for winter sports during the past ten years. Its skiing resorts are becoming a serious alternative to the Alps. Lusatian Mountains (Zittauer Gebirge in German, Lužické hory in Czech), is a mountain range of Europe, on the border of Germany and the Czech Republic, east of the Elbe River, a continuation of the Erzgebirge west of the Elbe. ... Aerial view over Karkonosze Karkonosze Mountains (pronounced kár-ko-no-she) in Polish or   KrkonoÅ¡e? in Czech (known as Giant Mountains in English, or Riesengebirge in German) is a mountain range, part of the Sudetes in Central Europe. ... The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ...

Famous towns in this area are:

• Zittau (Germany)
• Karpacz (Poland)
• Szklarska Poręba (Poland)
• Špindlerův Mlýn (Czech Republic)
• Harrachov (Czech Republic)

The name Sudetes has been derived from Sudeti montes, a Latinization of the name Soudeta ore used in the Geography of Ptolemaios (Book 2 Chapter 10) ca. 150 for the present-day northern Czech mountains. Ptolemy said that they were above the Gabreta Forest, which places them in the Sudetenland. Ptolemy wrote in Greek, in which the name is a neuter plural. Latin mons, however, is a masculine, hence Sudeti. The Latin version is likely to be a scholastic innovation, as it is not attested in classical Latin literature. Zittau (Sorbian/Lusatian Žitawa, Czech Žitava) is a city in the south east of Saxony, Germany and capital of the Löbau-Zittau district an in the Three-landhit a corner Germany - Poland - Czech Republic In the city life 26,224 people. ... Karpacz (German Krummhübel) is a spa and town in southwestern Poland and one of the most important centres of mountain hiking and skiing. ... Szklarska PorÄ™ba - is a ski resort town in southwestern Poland and one of the most important centres of mountain hiking and skiing. ... Å pindlerův Mlýn (in German Spindlermühle) is town in the Czech Republic. ... Harrachov is a town situated in the northern Czech Republic. ... This article is about the geographer and astronomer Ptolemy. ... For other uses, see number 150. ... The Gabreta Forest is an ancient forest mentioned by the Greek geographers, Strabo and Ptolemy. ...

The meaning of the name is not known. In one hypothetical derivation, it means Mountains of Wild Boars, relying on Indo-European *su-, "pig". A better etymology perhaps is from Latin sudis, plural sudes, "spines", which can be used of spiny fish or spiny terrain. Binomial name Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 The Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) is the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig. ...

The exact location of the Sudetes is not very clear, as it has varied over the centuries. For example, the name was used before World War II to describe the German province of Sudetenland. The Germans living there were called Sudeten Germans. They were heavily clustered in Bohemia. Hitler redefined the term to mean the entire mountainous periphery of Czechoslovakia, and under that pretext, got his future enemies to concede the Czech defensive border, leaving it helpless. The Germans soon overran Czechoslovakia. Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest... Sudetenland (-German; Czech: Sudety) was the name used from 1938–45 for the region inhabited mostly by Sudeten Germans (German: Sudetendeutsche, Czech: SudetÅ¡tí NÄ›mci) in the various places of Bohemia, Moravia, and parts of Silesia. ... Sudetenland (Sudety in Czech) was the name used before 1918 and in 1938–45 for the region inhabited mostly by Sudeten Germans (German: Sudetendeutsche, Czech: Sudetšt Němci) in the various places of Bohemia. ... Bohemia This article is about the historical region in central Europe; for other uses, see Bohemia (disambiguation). ...

The ancient Sudetanland certainly did not have that meaning. It meant at least the northwest frontier of today's Czechoslovakia, probably extending to the north. By implication, it was part of the Hercynian Forest mentioned by many ancient authors. The Hercynian Forest was an ancient and dense forest that stretched eastward from the Rhine River. ...