The Eastern Ore Mountains ( German : Osterzgebirge ) form a natural region of Saxony that covers the eastern part (in area almost the eastern half) of the Saxon Ore Mountains range. Together with the Western and Central Ore Mountains , it is part of the larger Saxon Highlands and Uplands region. Its southern continuation beyond the German border covers an area of roughly the same extent in the Czech Republic .
3-763: The region is bounded in the west by the valley of the Flöha river, itself part of the Central Ore Mountains region. In the northeast it borders on Saxon Switzerland , the German (northern) side of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains , at Bad Gottleuba . The boundary with the Ore Mountain Foreland to the north is rather unclear, roughly running from the town of Flöha along the Tharandt Forest to Tharandt . In
6-837: The prominent Geisingberg peak as well as the Georgenfelder Hochmoor protected area. The upper areas of the Eastern Ore Mountains are part of the Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park and include the following nature reserves: The Eastern Ore Mountains are also called the Crabapple Mountains due to the large numbers of wild apple and crabapple trees. 50°48′N 13°30′E / 50.8°N 13.5°E / 50.8; 13.5 Fl%C3%B6ha (river) The Flöha ( German pronunciation: [ˈfløːa] ; Czech : Flájský potok )
9-610: The south, the crest of the mountain range closely follows the state border with the Czech Republic. The highest point in the German (Saxon) region is the 905 m (2,969 ft) high Kahleberg . The highest peak on the Czech side is the Loučná ( Wieselstein , at 956 m n.m. ). The upper regions of the Eastern Ore Mountains in the district of Mittelsachsen are part of the Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park . The region includes
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