Nowa Ruda Depression
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| Nowa Ruda Depression | |
|---|---|
 Włodzicka Góra, the highest point of the depression | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Włodzicka Góra |
| Elevation | 757 m (2,484 ft) |
| Coordinates | 50°35′N 16°30′E / 50.583°N 16.500°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 25 km (16 mi) |
| Area | 177 km2 (68 mi2) |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Polish: Obniżenie Noworudzkie |
| Geography | |
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| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Parent range | Sudetes |
The Nowa Ruda Depression (Polish: Obniżenie Noworudzkie; Czech: Náchodská kotlina; German: Neuroder Senke) is a physico-geographical mesoregion in the Central Sudetes of south-western Poland, centred on the town of Nowa Ruda. It forms an elongated depression in the valley of the Włodzica and its tributaries. The region has an average elevation of about 500 m above sea level, covers approximately 177 km2, and extends for more than 25 km from northwest to southeast. Its highest point is Włodzicka Góra (757 m).[1][2] The Włodzickie Hills form a subrange ob the Nowa Ruda Depression.
The Nowa Ruda Depression lies among the following mountain ranges: to the northeast, the Owl Mountains; to the southeast, the Bardzkie Mountains; to the south, the Ścinawka Depression; to the southwest, the Stone Mountains; and to the northwest, the Wałbrzych Mountains.[1][3]
The depression includes the urban area of Nowa Ruda and neighbouring settlements such as Słupiec and Ludwikowice Kłodzkie. Owing to its elongated form, it has long served as an important local transport corridor between the Wałbrzych area and the Kłodzko region.[1]