Kremnica Mountains
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The Kremnica Mountains are a volcanic mountain range in central Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

. They are part of the Western Carpathians
Western Carpathians
The Western Carpathians are a mountain range and geomorphological province that forms the western part of the Carpathian Mountains.The mountain belt stretches from the Low Beskids range of the Eastern Carpathians along the border of Poland with Slovakia toward the Moravian region of the Czech...

 and the Slovenské stredohorie
Slovenské stredohorie
Slovenské stredohorie is a group of mountain ranges in southern central Slovakia. Approximately in the center of the mountains lies the city of Zvolen.Slovenské stredohorie is a part of the Inner Western Carpathians...

 Mts.

The mountain range is situated east of the town of Kremnica
Kremnica
Kremnica is a town in central Slovakia. It has some 5,700 inhabitants. The well-preserved medieval town built above important gold mines is the site of the oldest still-working mint in the world.-History:...

, which gave it its name. It is bordered by Veľká Fatra and Turiec Basin
Turiec Basin
The Turiec Basin is located in the northern part of central Slovakia, within the Fatra-Tatra Area of the Inner Western Carpathians.The basin is delimited by the mountain ranges of Veľká Fatra to the east, Malá Fatra to the west and north, as well as Žiar and Kremnica Mountains to the south. The...

  in the north, Zvolen Basin  in the east, Žiar Basin  and Štiavnica Mountains
Štiavnica Mountains
The Štiavnica Mountains are a volcanic mountain range southern central Slovakia. They are part of Inner Western Carpathians and the Slovenské stredohorie Mountains...

  in the south, and Vtáčnik
Vtácnik
Vtáčnik is a mountain range in central Slovakia, which is part of the Slovenské stredohorie Mountains and part of the Inner Western Carpathians....

 in the west. The highest mountain is Flochová at 1,317 m.

The Kremnica Mountains are divided into five subdivisions:
  1. Kunešovská hornatina (northwest)
  2. Jastrabská vrchovina (southwest)
  3. Flochovský chrbát (central part and north)
  4. Turovské predhorie (south)
  5. Malachovské predhorie (east)
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