Peak Vtáčnik (1,346 m) Highest point Buchlov Mountains Žarnov, Buchlov | Parent range Nitra basin Country Slovakia | |
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States/Provinces Žilina and Banská Bystrica Borders on List
Strážov Mountains
Žiar
Kremnica Mountains
Tribeč
Štiavnica Mountains Districts Ružomberok District, Turčianske Teplice District, Banská Bystrica District Similar Vtáčnik, Tribeč, Štiavnica Mountains, Považský Inovec, Inovec | ||
The Vtacnik Mountains, occasionally Vtáčnik Mountains (Slovak: Vtáčnik), is a range in central Slovakia, which forms part of the Slovak Central Mountains (Slovenské stredohorie) within the Inner Western Carpathians.
It is bordered in the west, north and northeast by the upper Nitra basin, Strážov Mountains and Žiar, in the east by the Kremnica Mountains and Žiar basin, and in the south by Tribeč and the Štiavnica Mountains.
It is divided further into these geomorphological units:
- Vysoký Vtáčnik ("High Vtacnik")
- Nízky Vtáčnik ("Low Vtacnik")
- Župkovská brázda ("Zupkovska Furrow")
- Raj ("Paradise Mountains")
The four highest mountains are: Vtáčnik (1,346 m), Biela skala (1,136 m), Buchlov (1,040 m), and Žiar (845 m).
Some of the towns or villages around or in Vtáčnik include: Prievidza, Nováky, Handlová, Prochot, Lehota pod Vtáčnikom, and Veľké Pole.
References
Vtacnik Mountains Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA