Western Beskidian Foothills

Wiśnicki Foothills, southern Poland

Highest point
Peak| Skalka
Elevation| 964 m (3,163 ft)
Coordinates| 49°33′12″N 18°17′54″E﻿ / ﻿49.55333°N 18.29833°E﻿ / 49.55333; 18.29833
Naming
Native name|

* Pogórze Zachodniobeskidzkie (Polish)
* Západobeskydské podhůří (Czech)

Geography

Western Beskidian Foothills, marked in red and labeled with letter D

Countries| Czech Republic and Poland
Regions| Moravia, Czech Silesia and Lesser Poland
Parent range| Outer Western Carpathians
Borders on| Western Beskids and Central Beskidian Piedmont

The Western Beskidian Foothills (Czech: Západobeskydské podhůří, Polish: Pogórze Zachodniobeskidzkie) is a geological region in the northeastern corner of the Czech Republic and extending into southern Poland. The relatively modest foothills are considered part of the Outer Western Carpathians.

## Subdivision[edit]

The Western Beskidian Foothills consists of four subranges (from west to east):

* Moravian-Silesian Foothills (Czech: Podbeskydská pahorkatina, Polish: Pogórze Śląsko-Morawskie)
* Silesian Foothills (Polish: Pogórze Śląskie)
* Wieliczka Foothills (Polish: Pogórze Wielickie)
* Wiśnicz Foothills (Polish: Pogórze Wiśnickie)

## See also[edit]

* Beskids
* Western Beskids
* Western Carpathians
* Outer Subcarpathian regions

## Literature[edit]

* Földvary, Gábor Z. (1988). Geology of the Carpathian Region. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company. ISBN 9789813103825.

## Maps[edit]

* Moravian-Silesian Foothills, marked in red and labeled with D1

* Silesian Foothills, marked in red and labeled with D2

* Wieliczka Foothills, marked in red and labeled with D3

* Wiśnicz Foothills, marked in red and labeled with D4

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Divisions, Groups, and Ranges of the Carpathian Mountains

Western Carpathians|

| Inner Western|

* Slovak Ore Mountains
* Fatra-Tatra Area
* Slovak Central Mountains
* Lučenec-Košice Depression
* Mátra-Slanec Area and North Hungarian Mountains

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Outer Western|

* South-Moravian Carpathians
* Central Moravian Carpathians
* Slovak-Moravian Carpathians
* Western Beskidian Piedmont
* Western Beskids (Eastern section, Central section)
* Podhale-Magura Area

Eastern Carpathians|

| Inner Eastern|

* Vihorlat-Gutin Area
* Bistrița Mountains
* Căliman-Harghita Mountains
* Giurgeu-Brașov Depression

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Outer Eastern|

* Central Beskidian Piedmont
* Central Beskids
* Eastern Beskids (Polonynian Beskids)
* Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians

Southern Carpathians|

* Bucegi Mountains
* Făgăraș Mountains group
* Parâng Mountains group
* Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group

Western Romanian Carpathians|

* Apuseni Mountains
* Poiana Ruscă Mountains
* Banat Mountains

Serbian Carpathians|

* Homolje Mountains
* Kučaj Mountains
* Devica
* Rtanj
* Deli Jovan

Adjacent regions|

* Transylvanian Plateau (Transylvanian Plain)
* Outer Subcarpathian depressions

Grouping by country|

* Hungarian Carpathians
* Polish Carpathians
* Romanian Carpathians
* Serbian Carpathians
* Slovak Carpathians
* Ukrainian Carpathians

Authority control databases: National |

* Czech Republic

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