Silesian Beskids

Silesian Beskids (Polish: Beskid Śląski^ⓘ, Czech: Slezské Beskydy^ⓘ, German: Schlesische Beskiden) is one of the Beskids mountain ranges in the Outer Western Carpathians in southern Silesian Voivodeship, Poland and the eastern Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic.

Silesian Beskids
Beskid Śląski, Slezské Beskydy
Map of the Silesian Beskids within Poland
Highest point
Peak	Skrzyczne
Elevation	1,257 m (4,124 ft)
Coordinates	49°41′0″N 19°3′0″E
Geography
Countries	Poland and Czech Republic
Parent range	Outer Western Carpathians Western Beskids

Panorama of the Silesian Beskids (Wisła)

View of Skrzyczne from the watchtower on Barania Góra

Shepherds in Silesian Beskids

Most of the range lies in Poland. It is separated from the Moravian-Silesian Beskids by the Jablunkov Pass.

The Polish part of the range includes the protected area called Silesian Beskids Landscape Park.

The highest mountains

Silesian Beskids have 20 mountains with a highest point above 1000 m, including three above 1200 m and nine above 1100 m.

• Skrzyczne (1,257 m) - the highest mountain
• Barania Góra (1,220 m)
• Małe Skrzyczne (1,211 m)
• Wierch Wisełka (1,192 m)
• Równiański Wierch (1,160 m)
• Zielony Kopiec (1,152 m)
• Malinowska Skała (1,152 m)
• Magurka Wiślańska (1,140 m)
• Klimczok (1,117 m)
• Malinów (1,115 m)
• Magura (1,109 m)
• Magurka Radziechowska (1,108 m)
• Trzy Kopce (1,082 m)
• Stołów (1,035 m)
• Glinne (1,034 m)
• Przysłop (1,029 m)
• Szyndzielnia (1,028 m)
• Muronka (1,021 m)
• Jaworzyna (1,020 m)
• Kościelec (1,019 m)
• Czantoria Wielka (995 m) - the highest mountain of the Czech part of the range
• Kiczory (990 m)
• Stożek Wielki (978 m)

Panorama of the Silesian Beskids

See also

• Cieszyn Silesia
• Polish minority in the Czech Republic
• Gorals

References

• Cicha, Irena (2007). Beskidzkie gronie nad Olzą i Wisłą. Czeski Cieszyn: Vydavatelství Regio. ISBN 978-80-254-0261-0.

External links

• (in Polish) Regional Tourist Service