Králický Sněžník ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈkraːlɪtskiː ˈsɲɛʒɲiːk] ) or Śnieżnik ( Polish pronunciation: [ˈɕɲɛʐɲik] ) is a mountain on the border between the Czech Republic and Poland . With 1,423 metres (4,669 ft), it is the highest mountain of the Králický Sněžník Mountains .
5-579: Sněžník may refer to: Děčínský Sněžník , a mountain in the Czech Republic Králický Sněžník , a mountain on the Czech–Polish border Králický Sněžník Mountains , a mountain range [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
10-814: The water divide for the Black Sea (the Morava ) and the Baltic Sea (the Nysa Kłodzka ). Klepáč , the water divide for the Black Sea , the Baltic Sea , and the North Sea (the Lipkovský Stream) lies 7 km (4 mi) south of Sněžník. Between 1899 and 1973 a stone view-tower stood on the Silesian side of the mountain top. A statue of a young elephant was put in place of a former chalet . On
15-726: The German name for Kłodzko), Grulicher Schneeberg (from Gruhlich , the German name for Králíky), or Spieglitzer Schneeberg (from Spieglitz , which is now part of Staré Město ). The mountain is the highest peak of the Králický Sněžník Mountains . It lies between the town Králíky and the Kłodzko Valley that separates it from the Golden Mountains . The massive was formed during the Tertiary . Sněžník lies on
20-447: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sněžník&oldid=1212322045 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kr%C3%A1lick%C3%BD Sn%C4%9B%C5%BEn%C3%ADk The name Sněžník or Śnieżnik derives from
25-399: The word for "snow"; the mountain has snow cover for up to eight months a year. In Czech the adjective Králický (from the nearby town of Králíky ) is added to distinguish it from the mountain called Děčínský Sněžník (near the town of Děčín ). An alternative Polish name is Śnieżnik Kłodzki , from the town of Kłodzko . In German the mountain is known as Glatzer Schneeberg (from Glatz ,
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