Wielki Szyszak
Encyclopedia
Wielki Szyszak is a mountain
on the border between the Czech Republic
and Poland
. It is situated in the central (Silesia
n) part of the main mountain range of the Karkonosze
, right above the village of Jagniątków. Its peak is at 1509 m above sea level. It is situated between Śnieżne Kotły
and Śmielec
.
Mountain
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on the border between the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
and Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. It is situated in the central (Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
n) part of the main mountain range of the Karkonosze
Karkonosze
Krkonoše is a mountain range located in the north of the Czech Republic and the south-west of Poland, part of the Sudetes mountain system . The Czech-Polish border, which divides the historic regions of Bohemia and Silesia, runs along the main ridge...
, right above the village of Jagniątków. Its peak is at 1509 m above sea level. It is situated between Śnieżne Kotły
Śnieżne Kotły
Śnieżne Kotły are two glacial cirques in the western Krkonoše mountains , situated in the Karkonosze National Park on the Polish side of the border. They are a unique example of the alpine landscape in the area and have been a nature reserve since 1933.- Description :The walls of both cirques are...
and Śmielec
Śmielec
Śmielec is a mountain peak situated in the western part of Karkonosze on Polish and Czech border within the Karkonosze National Park. The prak is covered in granite rubble.- Situation :...
.