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Orlica
1084 m a.s.l.
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A summit across the border
Orlica is a border peak, but the summit itself lies on the Czech side – the border runs about 25 m to the east of it. The mountain lies on the European watershed between the Baltic and North Sea basins.
Source: Polish Wikipedia – Orlica (szczyt) (CC BY-SA)
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Adams, Joseph II and Chopin
The first viewing platform was built here in 1779. A monument unveiled in 2012 recalls that the summit was visited by Emperor Joseph II (1779), John Quincy Adams – later President of the United States (1800) – and Frédéric Chopin (1826). Since 2021 a 25.5-metre wooden observation tower has stood about 50 m from the summit.
Source: Polish Wikipedia – Orlica (szczyt) (CC BY-SA)
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Relief
The lowest point in the 8 × 8 km square around the summit lies at 517 m a.s.l. – 567 m below the peak. Terrain on the Czech side of the border comes from the ČÚZK model, shifted to match the GUGiK data at the border.
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Trails
26 marked trails run through the 8 × 8 km square. 3 trails lead to the summit itself: 2 red and 1 green.
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- blue5
- green10
- yellow4
- black1
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The summit
Orlica (1084 m a.s.l.) represents the Góry Orlickie range in the Crown of Polish Mountains.