Nowa Ruda Depression

Nowa Ruda Depression
German: Neuroder Senke; Polish: Obniżenie Noworudzkie; Czech: Náchodská kotlina
Włodzicka Góra, the highest point of the depression
Highest point
PeakWłodzicka Góra
Elevation757 m (2,484 ft)
Coordinates50°35′N 16°30′E / 50.583°N 16.500°E / 50.583; 16.500
Dimensions
Length25 km (16 mi)
Area177 km2 (68 mi2)
Geography
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
Parent rangeSudetes

The Nowa Ruda Depression (Polish: Obniżenie Noworudzkie; German: Neuroder Senke) is a physico-geographical mesoregion in the Central Sudetes of south-western Poland, centred on the town of Nowa Ruda. It forms an elongated depression in the valley of the Włodzica and its tributaries. The region has an average elevation of about 500 m above sea level, covers approximately 177 km2, and extends for more than 25 km from northwest to southeast. Its highest point is Włodzicka Góra (757 m). The Włodzickie Hills form a subrange ob the Nowa Ruda Depression.