Editing Sudetes (section)

== Economy and tourism ==
[[File:Samotnia noca 01.jpg|thumb|Winter in the [[Giant Mountains]]. Polish refuge – Samotnia (1195&nbsp;m a.s.l.)]]
Part of the economy of the Sudetes is dedicated to tourism. [[Coal mining in Poland|Coal mining]] towns like [[Wałbrzych]] have re-oriented their economies towards tourism since the decline of mining in the 1980s.<ref name="Mazurski">{{cite journal |last1=Mazurski |first1=Krzysztof R. |year=2000 |title=Geographical perspectives on Polish tourism |journal=GeoJournal |volume=50 |issue=2/3 |pages=173–179 |doi=10.1023/a:1007180910552|bibcode=2000GeoJo..50..173M |s2cid=153221684}}</ref> As of 2000 scholar Krzysztof R. Mazurski judged that the Sudetes, much like [[Geography of Poland|Poland's Baltic coast]] and the [[Carpathian Mountains|Carpathians]], were unlikely to attract much foreign tourism.<ref name="Mazurski" /> [[Sandstone]] was quarried in Sudetes during the 19th and 20th centuries.<ref name="MigonLatocha2013">{{cite journal |last1=Migoń |first1=Piotr |author-link=Piotr Migoń |last2=Latocha |first2=Agnieszka |year=2013 |title=Human interactions with the sandstone landscape of central Sudetes |journal=[[Applied Geography]] | volume=42 |pages=206–216 |doi=10.1016/j.apgeog.2013.03.015|bibcode=2013AppGe..42..206M}}</ref> Likewise [[volcanic rock]] has also been quarried<ref name="Berkeetal2002" /> to such degree untouched volcanoes are scarce.<ref name="Mig2015">{{cite journal |last1=Migoń |first1=Piotr |author-link=Piotr Migoń |last2=Pijet-Migoń |first2=Edyta |year=2015 |title=Overlooked Geomorphological Component of Volcanic Geoheritage – Diversity and Perspectives for Tourism Industry, Pogórze Kaczawskie Region, SW Poland |journal=[[Geoheritage]] | volume=8 |issue=4 |pages=333–350 |doi=10.1007/s12371-015-0166-8|doi-access=free}}</ref> Sandstone labyrinths have been a notable tourist attraction since the 19th century with considerable investments being done in projecting trails some of which involve rock engineering.<ref name="MigonLatocha2013" />

In the Sudetes there are several [[spa town]]s with [[Sanatorium|sanatoria]]: [[Jeseník]], [[Velké Losiny]], [[Bludov (Šumperk District)|Bludov]], [[Lipová-lázně]], [[Janské Lázně]] and [[Karlova Studánka]] in the Czech Republic, and [[Kudowa-Zdrój]], [[Polanica-Zdrój]], [[Duszniki-Zdrój]], [[Lądek-Zdrój]] and [[Jedlina-Zdrój]] in Poland. In many places the tourist base is developed  – hotels, guest houses and ski infrastructure.

The nearest international airports are [[Dresden Airport]] in [[Dresden]] and [[Wrocław Airport]] in [[Wrocław]].

=== Notable towns ===
Towns in this area with more than 10,000 inhabitants include:

; Poland
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* [[Bielawa]]
* [[Bogatynia]]
* [[Boguszów-Gorce]]
* [[Dzierżoniów]]
* [[Głuchołazy]]
* [[Jawor]]
* [[Jelenia Góra]]
* [[Kamienna Góra]]
* [[Kłodzko]]
* [[Kowary]]
* [[Lubań]]
* [[Nowa Ruda]]
* [[Strzegom]]
* [[Świdnica]]
* [[Świebodzice]]
* [[Wałbrzych]]
* [[Ząbkowice Śląskie]]
* [[Zgorzelec]]
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; Czech Republic
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* [[Bruntál]]
* [[Jablonec nad Nisou]]
* [[Jeseník]]
* [[Krnov]]
* [[Liberec]]
* [[Náchod]]
* [[Šumperk]]
* [[Trutnov]]
* [[Vrchlabí]]
* [[Zábřeh]]
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; Germany
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* [[Bautzen]]
* [[Bischofswerda]]
* [[Dresden]]
* [[Ebersbach-Neugersdorf]]
* [[Görlitz]]
* [[Kamenz]]
* [[Löbau]]
* [[Neustadt in Sachsen]]
* [[Radeberg]]
* [[Zittau]]
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