Włodzickie Hills
| Włodzickie Hills | |
|---|---|
The southern edge of the Włodzickie Hills | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Włodzicka Góra |
| Elevation | 757 m (2,484 ft) |
| Coordinates | 50°38′N 16°26′E / 50.633°N 16.433°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Area | 65.9 km2 (25.4 mi2) |
| Geography | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Parent range | Nowa Ruda Depression |
The Włodzickie Hills (Polish: Wzgórza Włodzickie) are a small mountain range in the Nowa Ruda Depression in southwestern Poland. The range lies in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, mainly within the area of Nowa Ruda in Kłodzko County. The highest summit is Włodzicka Góra (757 m); the least highest summit ist Steinberg (364 m). In total the Włodzickie Hills cover 65.9 km².
Geography
The Włodzickie Hills form a relatively small mountain group composed of several scenic hills, most of which do not exceed 800 metres in elevation. The range extends for about 20 km in the north-western part of the Kłodzko region and lies within the drainage basin of the Włodzica River and its tributaries.[1]
Geographically the hills lie between several other Sudetic ranges and basins. To the south-west they border the Stone Mountains, while to the north-east they are separated from the Owl Mountains by the valley of the Włodzica River. In the central part of the area lies the Nowa Ruda Depression, which divides parts of the surrounding Sudetic ranges.[2]
The north-western section of the hills forms a more distinct ridge culminating in Włodzicka Góra (757 m), the highest point of the range. Other notable elevations include Góra Wszystkich Świętych and Góra Św. Anny.[3]
Mountains and hills
Geology
The hills are built mainly of Permian and Carboniferous sedimentary rocks, especially sandstones and conglomerates belonging to the so-called red-bed formations of the Sudetes. These rocks form rounded ridges and isolated conical hills typical of the landscape of the Central Sudetes.[4]
Historical names and exploration
Before 1945 the hills were known in German as the Neuroder Berge, a name derived from the nearby town of Nowa Ruda (German: Neurode). The range and its summits appeared in early regional descriptions and travel literature of the County of Glatz. In early 20th-century guidebooks the highest peak, today known as Włodzicka Góra, was referred to as the Königswalder Spitzberg and described as a viewpoint above the surrounding valleys.[5] Contemporary regional publications also used the name Neuroder Berge when describing the panorama of the Sudetic ranges around Neurode.[6] The area was already included in the systematic geological surveys of the Sudetes conducted by the Prussian Geological Survey around the turn of the 20th century, particularly in studies connected with the geological mapping of the Blatt Neurode sheet.[7] These early studies described the geological structure of the surrounding Sudetic basins and the Carboniferous and Permian formations characteristic of the region.[8]
References
- ^ Cwojdziński, Stefan (2011). The Sudetes: A Geotourist Guide. Warsaw: Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute.
- ^ Staffa, Marek, ed. (1995). Słownik geografii turystycznej Sudetów. Tom 11: Góry Sowie, Wzgórza Włodzickie. Wrocław: I-BiS.
- ^ Staffa, Marek, ed. (1995). Słownik geografii turystycznej Sudetów. Tom 11: Góry Sowie, Wzgórza Włodzickie. Wrocław: I-BiS.
- ^ Cwojdziński, Stefan (2011). The Sudetes: A Geotourist Guide. Warsaw: Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute.
- ^ Otto, August (1914). Die Grafschaft Glatz: praktischer Reiseführer (in German). Berlin: Grieben.
- ^ "Der Eulengebirgsfreund". Der Eulengebirgsfreund (in German). 4. 1 July 1911.
- ^ Dathe, E. (1900). Bericht über die geologischen Aufnahmen auf den Blättern Neurode und Glatz im Jahre 1899 (in German).
- ^ Berg, G. (1913). "Die Lagerungsverhältnisse des Karbons und der Eruptivgesteine im östlichen Teile des Waldenburger Beckens". Glückauf (in German). 49.