The Králický SnÃÂà ¾nÃÂk Mountains (; ; ) is a massif and mountain range in the Eastern Sudetes on the border of the Czech Republic and Poland.
The Králický SnÃÂà ¾nÃÂk Mountains is a mesoregion of the Eastern Sudetes within the Sudetes in the Bohemian Massif. All the highest mountains are located close to the CzechâÂÂPolish border or on the Czech side. The largest mountains are:
The territory has an area of , of which in Poland and in the Czech Republic.
Three main European watersheds pass through the Králický SnÃÂà ¾nÃÂk Mountains and they meet at Klepáàmountain (1,145 m). Králický SnÃÂà ¾nÃÂk forms an important hydrographic node, its territory belongs to three seas â the Black, North and Baltic Seas. The Morava River, which originates below the peak of Králický SnÃÂà ¾nÃÂk, drains its waters into the Black Sea. The stream Lipkovský potok with its tributaries flows into the North Sea. The waters of the Eastern Neisse and its tributaries flow into the Baltic Sea.
Due to the terrain, there are no significant settlements here.
The territory of the massif is mainly formed by metamorphosed rocks â gneiss and schist. Other rocks that occur here are crystalline limestone and dolomite, amphibole schist, quartzite and quartzite schist. Marble, serpentinite and eclogite can be found in small quantities. The SnÃÂà ¾nÃÂk marble is a decorative stone that has been used in numerous architectural monuments throughout the country.
On the Polish side the mountain range is largely covered by the protected area called à Ânieà ¼nik Landscape Park. On the Czech side, an area of is protected as a national nature reserve.