What is Karkonosze?
[[File:Giant mountains gmt de.jpg|thumb|Topography of the Giant mountains]] [[File:Friedrich, Caspar David - Morgen im Riesengebirge.jpg|thumb|Morning in the Riesengebirge (Oil Painting by Caspar David Friedrich, 1811)]] '''Karkonosze''' ({{lang-cs|Krkonoše}}, {{lang-de|Riesengebirge}}, {{lang-en|Giant Mountains}}) is the highest part of the [[Sudeten mountains]] between [[Silesia]] and [[Bohemia]]. The [[Schneekoppe]], {{convert|1602|m}} high, is the highest point. This mountain also contain the source of the [[Elbe River]] and is also known for the [[Rübezahl]], who is a giant, gnome or mountain spirit. == Other websites == {{Commons|Karkonosze}} * [http://english.krnap.cz/ Official Krkonoše Mts. National Park website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220103442/http://english.krnap.cz/ |date=2009-02-20 }} * [http://www.kpnmab.pl/ Official Karkonoski Park Narodowy website] {{in lang|pl}} * [http://www.wkarkonosze.net/ Karkonosze - information, history] {{in lang|pl}} * [http://www.veselyvylet.cz/index.html/ Veselý výlet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208094029/http://veselyvylet.cz/index.html |date=2009-02-08 }} {{in lang|pl|de}} {{coord|50|46|N|15|37|E|region:PL_type:mountain|display=title}} {{europe-stub}} [[Category:Mountains of Europe]] [[Category:Hradec Králové Region]]