Rudawy Janowickie

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The Rudawy Janowickie (Czech: Janovické rudohoří) or Landeshut Ridge is a mountain range in the Sudetes in south-western Poland.

Rudawy Janowickie
Sokolik in Rudawy Janowickie, view from Trzcińsko
Highest point
PeakOstra Mała
ListingSudetes
Coordinates50°48′N 15°54′E / 50.800°N 15.900°E / 50.800; 15.900
Geography
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CountryPoland
StateLower Silesian Voivodeship

History

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During World War II, Nazi Germany established and operated two subcamps of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp in the Rudawy Janowickie.[1]

Poland's first Hindu temple, the New Shantipur Temple in Czarnów, was founded in the Rudawy Janowickie in 1980.

References

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  1. ^ "Subcamps of KL Gross-Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

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