Slovenské stredohorie
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Slovenské stredohorie is a group of mountain range
s 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
. They are bordered by the Fatra-Tatra Area in the northwest and north, Slovenské rudohorie (Slovak Ore Mountains) in the east, Juhoslovenská kotlina basin in the south and by the Pannonian Plain in the southwest.
The Slovak Medium Mountains are divided into the following subdivisions:
The highest mountain is Poľana at 1,458 m.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
s in southern 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...
. Approximately in the center of the mountains lies the city of Zvolen
Zvolen
Zvolen |Slatina]] rivers, close to Banská Bystrica. With its ancient castle, the town has a historical center, which represents the seat of an okres .-History:...
.
Slovenské stredohorie is a part of the Inner 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...
. They are bordered by the Fatra-Tatra Area in the northwest and north, Slovenské rudohorie (Slovak Ore Mountains) in the east, Juhoslovenská kotlina basin in the south and by the Pannonian Plain in the southwest.
The Slovak Medium Mountains are divided into the following subdivisions:
- VtáčnikVtácnikVtáčnik is a mountain range in central Slovakia, which is part of the Slovenské stredohorie Mountains and part of the Inner Western Carpathians....
- Pohronský InovecPohronský InovecPohronský Inovec is a mountain range in Slovakia, part of the Slovenské stredohorie ranges of the Inner Western Carpathians.The range is volcanic in origin, and composed of andesite and rhyolites. The highest peak is Veľký Inovec , at 901 meters from sea level. The most popular lookout point is...
- Štiavnica MountainsŠtiavnica MountainsThe Štiavnica Mountains are a volcanic mountain range southern central Slovakia. They are part of Inner Western Carpathians and the Slovenské stredohorie Mountains...
- Kremnica MountainsKremnica MountainsThe Kremnica Mountains are a volcanic mountain range in central Slovakia. They are part of the Western Carpathians and the Slovenské stredohorie Mts.The mountain range is situated east of the town of Kremnica, which gave it its name...
- PoľanaPolanaPolana may refer to the following places in Poland:*Polana, Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Polana, Bieszczady County in Subcarpathian Voivodeship *Polana, Opole Voivodeship...
- Ostrôžky
- Javorie
- Krupina Plain
- Zvolen Basin
- Pliešovská kotlina basin
- Žiar Basin
The highest mountain is Poľana at 1,458 m.
See also
- Divisions of the CarpathiansDivisions of the CarpathiansDivisions of the Carpathians is categorization of the Carpathian mountains system.Below is a detailed overview of the major subdivisions and ranges of the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of a bigger Alps-Himalaya System that stretches from the western Europe all the way to...