Wesoła (Włodzickie Hills)
| Wesoła | |
|---|---|
Wesoła Poland Wesoła Wesoła (Lower Silesian Voivodeship) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 499 m (1,637 ft) |
| Coordinates | 50°31′23″N 16°31′43″E / 50.52306°N 16.52861°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland |
| Parent range | Włodzickie Hills |
Wesoła (German: Hermannsberg) is a mountain in the Włodzickie Hills (Wzgórza Włodzickie), part of the Central Sudetes in south-western Poland. The summit reaches 499 metres (1,637 ft) above sea level.[1]
Geography
Wesoła lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in Kłodzko County near the town of Nowa Ruda. The summit at 50°31′23″N 16°31′43″E forms part of the chain of rounded elevations surrounding the Nowa Ruda basin.[1]
The Włodzickie Hills are a small mountain group within the Central Sudetes. According to publications of the Polish Geological Institute, the hills extend for about 20 km in the basin of the Włodzica River and are situated between neighbouring Sudetic ranges such as the Owl Mountains and the Table Mountains.[2]
Wesoła rises on the eastern side of Nowa Ruda above the valley of the Włodzica River and the surrounding settlements. Together with nearby elevations it forms part of the hilly landscape that frames the town from the east and north.[3]
Tourism
The hills around Nowa Ruda are used for local hiking and outdoor recreation. Municipal tourism materials describe the surrounding elevations as part of a network of marked and unmarked routes leading to viewpoints above the town and through the forests of the Włodzickie Hills.[3]
Paths and forest tracks on the slopes of Wesoła connect the hill with other parts of the Nowa Ruda uplands and with neighbouring hills of the range.[3]
Name
The present Polish name Wesoła was standardized after the Second World War. Before 1945 the mountain was known by the German name Hermannsberg.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Wesoła – obiekt fizjograficzny". Geoportal Krajowy (in Polish). Główny Urząd Geodezji i Kartografii. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ Cwojdziński, Stefan. The Sudetes: A Geotourist Guide. Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute.
- ^ a b c "Strategia Rozwoju Inteligentnej Nowej Rudy do roku 2030" (PDF). Gmina Miejska Nowa Ruda (in Polish). Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ "Nazewnictwo geograficzne Polski". Komisja Standaryzacji Nazw Geograficznych (in Polish). Retrieved 6 March 2026.