Tribeč Explained

Tribeč
Country:Slovakia
Region Type:Regions
Parent:Fatra-Tatra Area
Highest:Veľký Tribeč
Elevation M:829.6
Coordinates:48.5°N 38°W
Settlement Type:City
Settlement:Nitra

Tribeč (Hungarian: Tribecs-hegység) is a crystalline mountain range in western Slovakia, in the Inner Western Carpathians located in the Nitra Region. It is surrounded by the Danubian Lowland, Pohronský Inovec, Vtáčnik Mountains and the Upper Nitra Basin. Beech trees are predominate in the area. The highest mountain is Veľký Tribeč at 829.6m (2,721.8feet). The area belongs to the Ponitrie Protected Landscape Area.

Landscape

The Tribeč mountain range is in length and about in width, which places it as the 50th largest series of mountains in Slovakia. It is surrounded by Zlaté Moravce, Topoľčany, Partizánske and Nitra, giving it a rectangular shape.[1] Tribeč is also part of a larger belt of core mountains; The Fatra-Tatra Area. In the east, it connects to Pohronský Inovec and Vtáčnik, and descends into the Hornonitrian basin.

Disappearances

Since the popular Slovak bestseller book Trhlina and its follow-up film adaptation with the same name (The Rift), Tribeč became associated with conspiracies. Some are calling it the Bermuda Triangle of Slovakia.

The history of these strange disappearances dates back to the 18th and 19th century, when the first known legend was written.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: www.xtrodinary.co . Miroslav Gecovič @ . 2020-05-15 . TM 137 Tribeč – Pohronský Inovec . 2023-02-11 . Turistické mapy VKÚ . sk-SK.