Unreferenced stub date December 2009 Hu georegion name Alpokalja image Image Sopron city.jpg imagecaption The city of Sopron is located in the range location Western Hungary territory ? highest rott k , 882 m terrain mountainous Alpokalja English feet of the Alps is a geographic region in Western Hungary , which is part of the Alps . Its highest point in Hungary is rott k , with 882 metres. Although there are several lower mountain s, the majority of the territory is hill y. Fir forest s are characteristic to the region. Alpokalja contains two major, but not very extensive mountain range the K szeg Mountains and the Sopron Mountains . The Vas Hills and Balfi Hills are also considered part of the territory. See also Geography of Hungary Little Alf ld Hungary geographical regions Coord 47 22 N 16 32 E region HU type mountain display title Category Mountain ranges of Hungary Category Regions of Hungary Hungary geo stub de Alpenostrand es Alpokalja fr Alpokalja gl Alpokalja it Alpokalja hu Alpokalja nn Alpokalja ru ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Hu georegion name Transdanubian Mountains image Image Badacsony01.jpg imagecaption Badacsony , an isolated mountain in the range. In ancient times, it was a active volcano location Kom rom Esztergom , Fej r county Fej r , Veszpr m county Veszpr m , Zala , Pest county Pest counties, Hungary territory 7,000 km highest Pilis , 757 m lowest Danube river terrain Lower mountains and hills The Transdanubian Mountains sometimes also referred to as Bakony Forest, Dun nt l Highlands, Highlands of Dun nt l, Highlands of Transdanubia, Mountains of Dun nt l, Mountains of Transdanubia, Transdanubian Central Range, Transdanubian Hills, Transdanubian Midmountains or Transdanubian Mid Mountains , Lang hu Dun nt li k z phegys g ref cite web url http lazarus.elte.hu guszlev tajnev pdf gg studia.pdf title Hungarian geographical names in English language publications author G bor Gercs k year 2002 work Studia Cartologica publisher E tv s Lor nd University accessdate 30 April 2011 ref ref cite web url http lazarus.elte.hu guszlev tajnev pdf gg magyar tajn ang ford.pdf title Magyar t jnevek angol ford t sa author G bor Gercs k year 2005 work Fasciculi Linguistici Series Lexicographica publisher E tv s Lor nd University language Hungarian accessdate 30 April 2011 ref are a mountain range in Hungary covering about 7000 km . Its highest peak is the Pilis , with a height of 757 metres. Subdivisions Bakony Keszthely Mountains Tapolca Basin Balaton Uplands Southern Bakony Northern Bakony Bakonyalja, Sokor , V rtesalja B rsonyos V rtes Mountains Velence Mountains Dunazug Mountains Gerecse Mountains Buda Mountains Pilis Mountains Visegr d Mountains are often considered a part of it for geopolitical reasons, but geographically they are part of the North Hungarian Mountains . Image Transdanubian Medium Mountains map.png thumb center 450 px Map of the Transdanubian Mountains References Reflist See also commonscat Transdanubian Mountains Transdanubia Geography of Hungary ... more details
for the village of Bic B kk in S laj County imleu Silvaniei Hu georegion name B kk image Image Lilla fromszeleta1.jpg imagecaption Als H mor viewed from Szeleta cave. location Borsod Aba j Zempl n county Borsod Hungary highest Ist ll sk , 959 m terrain Lower mountains The B kk Mountains IPA hu byk literally Beech Mountains are a section of the North Hungarian Mountains of the Inner Western Carpathians . Much of the area is included in the B kk National Park . Geography Although K kes , the highest point in Hungary, is not here but in the nearby M tra Mountains, the average height of the B kk Mountains with more than 20 peaks higher than 900 m exceeds that of M tra. The highest point of B kk is Ist ll sk 959 m , third highest in Hungary after K kes and Galyatet . There are 1115 ref You can find the very latest informations about Hungarian caves here http www.termeszetvedelem.hu index.php?pg caves ref known caves in the mountain range, including Istv n l pa, the deepest cave in Hungary 254 m , the archaeologically important Szeleta cave , the Cave Bath a main tourist attraction of Miskolc Tapolca , the Anna Cave , and the Istv n Cave . 52 of the caves are protected because of their fauna and microclimate . The mountain range is also famous for its skiing facilities located around B nk t . There are a number of maintained ski slopes equipped with several J bar lifts. The long traditions of skiing on the racing and recreational levels in B kk are fostered by local enthusiasts constituting the B nk t Ski Club also in charge of operating and developing one of the largest Alpine skiing alpine ski centres in Hungary http www.bankut.hu . Gallery gallery Image M jobb1sss.jpg The steep pitch in Bank t. Image MKaVi 1esss 1.jpg Chase race on slope No.1 in Bank t. Image M C23 1.jpg Ski lifts and slopes covered with natural snow. Image M GS1sss 1.jpg Bank t Ski Club training. gallery References Notes Reflist 2 Sources cite journal last L n rt first L szl title Karst water potential ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Hu georegion name Little Hungarian Plain image Image GyMS Landscape1.JPG imagecaption Landscape in Gy r Moson Sopron location Eastern Austria , Western Hungary , South western Slovakia territory 8,000 km highest ? lowest The Danube terrain plain The Little Hungarian Plain or Little Alf ld Hungarian language Hungarian Kisalf ld , Slovak language Slovak Mal dunajsk kotlina , German language German Kleine Ungarische Tiefebene is a plain tectonic Depression geology basin of appr. 8,000 km in northwestern Hungary , south western Slovakia Podunajsk n ina Danubian Lowland , and eastern Austria . It is a part of the Pannonian plain which covers most parts of Hungary. Geography Image Kisalfold terkep.png left thumb 200px The territory of the LHP in Hungary Image Fert d The Eszterh zy Castle or Palace.jpg left thumb 200px The castle of the House of Esterh zy Eszterh zy family . Such buildings are typical in the area Its borders are the Carpathian Mountains Carpathians on the north, the Bakony V rtes Hills at the Lake Balaton Balaton in the south, and the Vienna Basin and the Alps in the west. In Hungary, it includes most of Gy r Moson Sopron and Vas counties, and the western part of Kom rom Esztergom and Veszpr m county Veszpr m . The plain is roughly cut in half by the Danube which is split up into many arms between Bratislava and Kom rno , forming large islands. Its main tributaries are the V h , the R ba , the R bca and the Marcal rivers. Smaller microregions of the Little Alf ld are Hans g , Seewinkel , Neusiedl Basin , R bak z , Szigetk z , Marcali Basin , Moson Plain , Kom rom Esztergom Plain and itn ostrov . The neighbouring regions of Kemenesh t , Sopron Vas Plain and Steirisches H gelland are sometimes classified as belonging to the Little Alf ld, but Hungarian and Austrian geographers use the term in a more narrow meaning. History The plain has been an important area of agriculture since the Neolithic Age. The southern part ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Hu georegion name Mecsek image Image Mecsek magyaro 1.jpg imagecaption Some mountains viewed from M r Castle, near Magyaregregy . location Baranya county Baranya and Tolna county Tolna counties, Hungary territory 500 km highest Zeng , 682 m 2238 ft terrain Lower mountains Mecsek IPA hu m t k Croatian language Croatian Me ek , Serbian language Serbian Me ek or German language German Metscheck is a mountain range in southern Hungary . It is situated in the Baranya region Baranya region, in the north of the city of P cs . Geography The mountains cover an area of approximately 500 km . The highest peak in the mountain range is Zeng literally translates to resonant , which has an elevation of 682 metres 2238 feet . The Mecsek Hills consist of plateau like block mountains of a broken, folded structure. Its basis is crystalline rock of variscian origin surmounted by Triassic and Jurassic limestone and dolomite and Tertiary formations that form the main block. The mountains are divided by a structural fault running NW to SE. The eastern part consist mainly of high ridges of sedimentary rock. The west has extensive limestone plateaux and areas dominated by sandstones of the Permian Triassic period. There are important karst phenomena to be found on the limestone plateaux. ref Pierre Jolivet, Jorge Santiago Blay, Michael Schmitt, Research of chrysomelidae, BRILL, 2009 p. 236 http books.google.co.uk books?id 4JrgIfqtBSAC&pg PA236&dq Zeng C5 91 Mecsek&hl en&ei ItfNTPbYC42Rswbg5MWXCA&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 2&ved 0CCwQ6AEwAQ v onepage&q Zeng C5 91 20Mecsek&f false ref Mecsek is rich in minerals including uranium as well compared to other territories of Hungary . The climate is mixed and represents elements of the mediterranean climate mediterranean and continental climate . The territory gives home to 20 30 plant species which are unknown in other parts of the Carpathian Basin . Political and cultural history Expand ... more details
This page is about the Hungarian geographical region, called North Hungarian Mountains . For the similar region in Slovakia, see M tra Slanec Area . Hu georegion name North Hungarian Mountains image Image Lilla fromszeleta1.jpg imagecaption The view of the valley of Lillaf red in B kk mountains. Although this is not the highest part of the county, the landscape is typical of Hungarian mountains. location Northern Hungary , southern Slovakia territory 13,000 km refers to Hungary only highest K kes Hungary 1012 m br imonka Slovakia 1092 m terrain lower and moderately high mountains The North Hungarian Mountains sometimes also referred to as Northeast Hungarian Mountains, Northeast Mountains, North Hungarian Highlands, North Hungarian Mid Mountains or North Hungarian Range , lang hu szaki k z phegys g ref cite web url http lazarus.elte.hu guszlev tajnev pdf gg studia.pdf title Hungarian geographical names in English language publications author G bor Gercs k year 2002 work Studia Cartologica publisher E tv s Lor nd University language English accessdate 30 April 2011 ref ref cite web url http lazarus.elte.hu guszlev tajnev pdf gg magyar tajn ang ford.pdf title Magyar t jnevek angol ford t sa author G bor Gercs k year 2005 work Fasciculi Linguistici Series Lexicographica publisher E tv s Lor nd University language Hungarian accessdate 30 April 2011 ref is the northern, mountainous part of Hungary . It forms a geographical unity with the M tra Slanec Area , the adjacent parts of Slovakia . It is a separate geomorphological area within the Western Carpathians . The mountains run along in Northeast Hungary, and along the eastern parts of the Hungarian Slovak border in a broad band from the Danube Bend to the town of Pre ov . Subdivisions The area consists of the following geomorphological units B rzs ny Please, do not add mountains in English and Hungarian, simply B rzs ny ref name RegMap http www.mafi.hu mafi en node 2277 Regional Map Series of Hungary ref lang hu B rzs ... more details
Hu georegion name Transdanubia image Image Ibafa, landscape, hungary, 2006.jpg imagecaption Hills near Ibafa , with Mecsek Mountains in the distant background location Gy r Moson Sopron , Kom rom Esztergom , Fej r , Veszpr m county Veszpr m , Vas , Zala , Somogy County former Somogy , Tolna county Tolna , Baranya county Baranya , Pest county Pest counties, Hungary territory 38,000 km highest rott k , K szeg Mountains lowest Danube river terrain Mainly hilly, varied with mountains and plains This article is about Transdanubia, the region in Hungary. Transdanubia can also refer to the 21st and 22nd districts of Vienna , which are the only ones lying on the left bank of the Danube. See Floridsdorf and Donaustadt respectively. Transdanubia lang hu Dun nt l lang de Transdanubien , lang hr Prekodunavlje ref http www.ffzg.hr pov zavod triplex dravavalleyeng.htm Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu Mira Kolar Dimitrijevi Hrvoje Petri Triplex Confinium Sub Project What is Podravina multiple bordered region? ref or Zadunavlje is a traditional region of Hungary . Administrative divisions Traditional interpretation The borders of Transdanubia are the Danube river north and east , the Drava and Mur River Mura rivers south and the foothills of the Alps roughly along the border between Hungary and Austria west . Transdanubia comprises the counties of Gy r Moson Sopron , Kom rom Esztergom , Fej r , Veszpr m county Veszpr m , Vas , Zala , Somogy County former Somogy , Tolna county Tolna , Baranya county Baranya and the part of Pest county Pest that lies west of the Danube. In the early Middle Ages the latter was known as Pilis county . This article deals with Transdanubia in this geographical meaning. Territorial changes Image RegionsHungary.png thumb 300px left Regions in Hungary . While the northern, eastern and southern borders of the region are clearly marked by the Danube and Drava rivers, the western border was always identical with the political boundary of Hungary, therefore it was affected ... more details
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