The Western Sudetes (Polish: Sudety Zachodnie; Czech: Krkonošská oblast; German: Westsudeten) are a geomorphological macroregion, the western part of the Sudetes subprovince on the borders of the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany. They are formed mostly by mountain ranges. They stretches from the Bóbr river in the east to the Elbe and the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in the west.[1]

Western Sudetes
The Giant Mountains, Sněžka
Highest point
Peak	Sněžka
Elevation	1,603 m (5,259 ft)
Coordinates	50°44′10″N 15°44′24″E
Geography
Divisions of the Sudetes subprovince, Western Sudetes marked in red
Countries	Czech Republic, Germany and Poland
Regions	Ústí nad Labem, Liberec, Hradec Králové (Czech Rep.), Saxony (Germany) and Lower Silesia (Poland)
Parent range	Sudetes

Divisions

The Western Sudetes are further divided into mesoregions (number indicates its location on the infobox map):

• 1 – West Lusatian Hill Country and Uplands
• 2 – Upper Lusatian Gefilde
• 3 – Lusatian Highlands
• 4 – Zittau Basin
• 5 – Lusatian Mountains (including the Zittau Mountains)
• 6 – Izerskie Foothills
• 7 – Jizera Mountains
• 8 – Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge
• 9 – Kaczawskie Foothills
• 10 – Kaczawskie Mountains
• 11 – Jelenia Góra Valley
• 12 – Rudawy Janowickie
• 13 – Giant Mountains
• 14 – Giant Mountains Foothills
• 15 – Waldenburg Mountains

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[ru] Западные Судеты