Lesser Poland Upland

Lesser Poland Upland

Lesser Polish Upland ( _pl. Wyżyna Małopolska) is an upland located in southern part of Poland, which stretches from the valley of the upper Vistula river between Kraków and Sandomierz to north-west in the region of Tomaszów Mazowiecki and Radomsko. Average height is between 200 and 400 meters above sea level, with the highest peak being the Łysica in the Holy Cross Mountains (612 meters above sea level). Among major cities of the Lesser Polish Upland, there are Kielce, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and Skarżysko-Kamienna.

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