Sudeten Foreland
Region in Poland and the Czech Republic
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Sudeten Foreland[1] 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.[2]
| Sudeten Foreland | |
|---|---|
View from Ślęża | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Ślęża |
| Elevation | 718 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 |
| Parent range | Sudetes |
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).[2]
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History
During World War II, Nazi Germany operated the Gross-Rosen concentration camp with several subcamps in the region.[3]
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).[4][5]