Alpokalja is a geographic region in Western Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

, which is part of the Alps

Alps

The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....

. Its highest point in Hungary is Írott-kő

Írott-ko

Írott-kő or Geschriebenstein is the highest mountain of the Kőszeg Mountains range, located on the border between Austria and Hungary. Its height is 884 m according to Austrian sources, whereas Hungarian references mostly mention 883 m. It is the highest mountain of Western Hungary and of...

, with 882 metres. Although there are several lower mountain

Mountain

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s, the majority of the territory is hill

Hill

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y. Fir

Fir

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 forest

Forest

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s are characteristic to the region.

Alpokalja contains two major, but not very extensive mountain range: the Kőszeg Mountains

Koszeg Mountains

Kőszeg Mountains is a mountain range in the Alpokalja area, the easternmost region of the Alps. The territory of the range is shared between Austria and Hungary. Its highest point is the Írott-kő with a height of 883 metres....

 and the Sopron Mountains

Sopron Mountains

The Sopron Mountains is a mountain range, the eastward extension of the Eastern Alps. It is part of the Alpokalja area of Hungary and also of the Burgenland. It is located close to the city of Sopron . Its highest point is the Brentenriegel with 606 metres.- See also :* Geography of Hungary*...

. The Vas Hills and Balfi Hills are also considered part of the territory.

See also

• Geography of Hungary
  Geography of Hungary
  With a land area of 93,030 square kilometers, Hungary is a country in Central Europe. It measures about 250 kilometers from north to south and 524 kilometers from east to west...
  
  
• Little Alföld