 It lies in south-western Poland, corresponding roughly to the region of Lower Silesia (the northwestern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia), which passed to Poland from Germany at the end of the Second World War. Its capital and largest city is Wrocław (German: Breslau), on the middle Odra (Oder) river.
This mountainous region boast one of the most spectacular views with its numerous mountain ranges and valleys:
- The Giant Mountains (Polish - Karkonosze, Czech - Krkonoše, German - Riesengebirge), divided between Poland and the Czech Republic. Note that originally Germans lived on both sides of this border, still visible on old cemetaries on the Czech side - the Polish cleared all German tombstones when they annexed this part of Germany after WW2.
- Snow Mountain (Polish - Śnieżka, Czech - Sněžka, German - Schneekoppe), the highest mountain in the Giant Mountains, 1602 m. high.
- Jeleniogorska Valley (Polish - Kotlina Jeleniogórska) - a valley north to the Giant Mountains with Jelenia Góra (German Hirschberg) aglomeration,
- Klodzko County (Polish - Kotlina Kłodzka, German - Grafschaft Glatz), a valley surrounded by several mountain ranges,main city Kłodzko (German: Glatz), contains several health resorts - Polanica Zdrój (German: Bad Alteheide), Duszniki Zdrój (German: Bad Reinerz), Kudowa Zdrój (German:Bad Kudowa), Trzebnica Hills
- Barten River Valley (Polish: Dolina Baryczy) includes:Milicz Ponds, a perfect place for bird watching
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