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Velká Deštná View from Velká Deštná, Orlice Mountains, Czech Republic.

Orlice Mountains

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Orlice Mountains, mountain range, a subgroup of the Sudeten mountains in northeastern Bohemia, Czech Republic, forming part of the frontier with Poland for a distance of 25 miles (40 km). The mountains are, for the most part, made up of crystalline rocks, like most of the northern highland rim of Bohemia. The highest point is Velká Deštná, at 3,658 feet (1,115 m).

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