The
Sudeten (
soo-
day-
tan,
SAMPA: [su"deIt@n]), also called
Sudety (["sudetI] (according to
Czech) or [su"detI] (
Polish))), is a
mountain range in Central
Europe. It streches from eastern
Germany to
Poland and
Czechia. The highest mountain is Sněžka in
Krkonoše-Mountains on the CZech-Polish border. It reaches up to 1602m. Sudeten Mountains are divided into
- Western Sudeten[?] with Lausitz Mountains[?] (Germany and Czechia) and Karkonosze/Krkonoše (Poland and Czechia)
- Central Sudeten[?]
- Eastern Sudeten[?]
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.
Famous towns in this area are:
Before World War II there was a large German minority in this area. Sudetenland was the term to describe its settling area.