
The Kłodzko Valley (, , ) a
valley
A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains and typically containing a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over ...
in the
Sudetes
The Sudetes ( ), also known as the Sudeten Mountains or Sudetic Mountains, is a geomorphological subprovince of the Bohemian Massif province in Central Europe, shared by the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany. They consist mainly of mountain rang ...
mountain range, that covers the central part of
Kłodzko County
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Kłodzko County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed ...
in south-western
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
, with the southern tip extending to the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
around the town of
KrálÃky. The chief and largest town in the valley is
Kłodzko
Kłodzko (; ; ; ) is a historic town in south-western Poland, in the region of Lower Silesia. It is situated in the centre of the Kłodzko Valley, on the Eastern Neisse (Nysa Kłodzka) river.
Kłodzko is the seat of Kłodzko County (and of the ru ...
.
It is traversed by the upper
Eastern Neisse river running from south to north and surrounded by the
Table Mountains,
Bardzkie Mountains and
Bystrzyckie Mountains of the
Central Sudetes in the west
as well as by the
Snieznik Mountains,
Golden Mountains and
Owl Mountains
The Owl Mountains (; ; ; ) are a mountain range of the Central Sudetes, Central Sudetes in southwestern Poland. It includes a protected area called Owl Mountains Landscape Park.
Geography
The Owl Mountains cover an area of about and stretch ove ...
of the
Eastern Sudetes in the east. The
mountain pass
A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since mountain ranges can present formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human and animal migration t ...
es of
Kudowa/
Běloves in the west and of
Międzylesie/
Lichkov in the south connect to Czech areas around
Náchod
Náchod (; ) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. It is known both as a tourist destination and centre of industry. The historic town centre with the castle complex is well preserved and i ...
and
KrálÃky respectively. Flowing through the valley, the Eastern Neisse is joined by , and
Åšcinawka
The Ścinawka () is a river in Poland and the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Eastern Neisse. It flows through the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland and through the Hradec Králové Region in the Czech Republic. It is long.
Etymology
T ...
rivers, and then exits it in the northeast through the
Bardzkie Mountains to
Bardo in
Lower Silesia.
In ancient times, the
Amber Road
The Amber Road was an ancient trade route for the transfer of amber from coastal areas of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. Prehistoric trade routes between Northern and Southern Europe were defined by the amber trade. ...
led through the Kłodzko Valley.
The valley is part of the
Kłodzko Land
Kłodzko Land (; ; ) is a historical region in southwestern Poland.
The subject of Czech–Polish rivalry in the High Middle Ages, it became a Bohemian domain since the 12th century, although with periods of rule of the Polish Piast dynasty in th ...
region, which is a tourist destination both in summer and winter, with numerous hotels,
sanatoria and many mountain
trail
A trail, also known as a path or track, is an unpaved lane or a small paved road (though it can also be a route along a navigable waterways) generally not intended for usage by motorized vehicles, usually passing through a natural area. Ho ...
s.
See also
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Kłodzko Land
Kłodzko Land (; ; ) is a historical region in southwestern Poland.
The subject of Czech–Polish rivalry in the High Middle Ages, it became a Bohemian domain since the 12th century, although with periods of rule of the Polish Piast dynasty in th ...
References
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Valleys of Poland
Valleys of the Czech Republic
Geography of the Pardubice Region
Sudetes