Elbe Sandstone Mountains (Czech Republic and Germany)
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- GEOnet Names Server, 25 February 2022(Děčínská Vrchovina (approved, Czechia), Elbsandstein Gebirge (approved, Germany); variants: Českosaské Švýcarsko, Děčínské Stěny, Labské Piskovcove Pohoří, Sächsisch-Böhmische Schweiz; feature designation: mountains)
- Wikipedia, 25 February 2022(Elbe Sandstone Mountains, also called the Elbe Sandstone Highlands; mountain range on border between Saxony (Germany) and North Bohemian region of Czech Republic; three quarters of area on German side; Saxon Switzerland and Bohemian Switzerland national parks, known also as Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland, are located within the territory of Elbe Sandstone Mountains)
- German Wikipedia, 25 February 2022(Elbsandsteingebirge; German part generally known as Sächsische Schweiz (Saxon Switzerland), Czech part as České Švýcarsko (Bohemian Switzerland); nowadays called more often "Sächsisch-Böhmische Schweiz" in derivation therefrom)
- Columbia gaz. of the world, 1998(Elbe Sandstone Rocks; Czech: Labské piskovce; protected landscape region, Severocesy prov., N. Bohemia, Czech Republic; frequently called Bohemian Switzerland, Czech: České Švýcarsko; s.v. Saxonian Switzerland: Ger. Sächsische Schweiz, properly called Elbsandsteingebirge, E central Germany)
- Merriam-Webster's geog. dict., 1997(Saxon Switzerland)
- Britannica academic online, 28 February 2022(s.v. Elbe River: Elbe Sandstone Mountains)
Wikipedia description:
The Elbe Sandstone Mountains, also called the Elbe Sandstone Highlands (German: Elbsandsteingebirge, pronounced [ɛlpˈz̥antʃtaɪnɡəˌbɪʁɡə]; Czech: Děčinská vrchovina, pronounced [ˈɟɛtʃɪnskaː ˈvr̩xovɪna]), are a mountain range straddling the border between the state of Saxony in southeastern Germany and the North Bohemian region of the Czech Republic, with about three-quarters of the area lying on the German side. In both countries, core parts of the mountain range have been declared a national park. The name derives from the sandstone which was carved by erosion. The river Elbe breaks through the mountain range in a steep and narrow valley. The Saxon Switzerland and Bohemian Switzerland national parks, known also as Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland, are located within the territory of Elbe Sandstone Mountains.
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