Oder Mountains

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Oder Mountains / Oder Mountains
Highest peak Fidlův Kopec ( Lieselberg ) ( 680  m nm )
location Czech Republic
part of Eastern Sudetes
Oder Mountains / Oder Mountains (Czech Republic)
Oder Mountains / Oder Mountains
Coordinates 49 ° 37 ′  N , 17 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 37 ′  N , 17 ° 30 ′  E
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The Oder Mountains , also Oder Mountains , or Oderbergland (Czech: Oderské vrchy ) are a low mountain range in the Czech Republic .

The Bergland is located northeast of the city of Olomouc and draw up a geomorphological point of view a subunit of the Low Jeseníky . The Fidlův kopec (German Liesel Berg ) with 680  meters the highest elevation, at its southeastern slope rises to or after the mountain is named. Most of the Oder Mountains including the former town of Město Libavá belong to the Libavá military training area .

To the west, the mountainous region merges into the Hanna plain formed by the March and its tributaries; the towns of Šternberk and Olomouc are located here . The broad valley of the Bečva , the Moravian Gate and the Weißkirchen Karst near Hranice na Moravě form the southern end . To the east, near Odry (German: Odrau) and Fulnek, the hilly landscape of the Kuhländchen, through which the Oder flows, joins. In the north, along the towns of Šternberk, Moravský Beroun , Budišov nad Budišovkou and Vítkov, the transition to the Lower Jeseníky takes place .

The most important river is the Oder, next to it the Bystřice cuts through the mountains.