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Karkonosze National Park

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The Karkonosze National Park was established in 1959 to include an area of 5,510 ha. Since 1992 the Karkonosze National Park has been included into the Bilateral Biosphere Reserve Karkonosze/Krkonoše (MaB) which covers over 60,000 ha.

The Karkonosze are the highest range of the Sudetes. The Karkonosze make a uniform

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massif of generally level height, overhung by just a few peaks of relative height up to 100 m (e.g. Wielki Szyszak, 1509 m a.s.l.). Only the peak of Sniezka (1602 m a.s.l.) is distinguished by noticeable relative height and conic shape.

A distinctive feature of the Karkonosze is the presence of granite rock groups, e.g. Slonecznik (Sunflower), Konskie Lby (Horse Heads) or Pielgrzymy (Pilgrims).

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Sudeten province occupies on Polish territory area of about 9.3 thousand km² (approximately 3% of area of the country). The landscape in the region... more»

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Stolowe Mountains National Park

The Gory Stolowe National Park covers the Polish part of the Stolowe Mountains, which belong the Middle Sudety range. The Park is located in the south-western Poland, on the border with the Czech Republic and was established in 1993.

Karkonosze are the highest ridge in Sudety Mountains. The highest peak being Sniezka (1602m asl).