Vtáčnik Mountains Explained

Vtáčnik Mountains
Country:Slovakia
Subdivision1 Type:Regions
Subdivision3 Type:Districts
Parent:Slovak Central Mountains
Subdivision4 Type:Geomorphological units
Highest:Vtáčnik (1,346 m)
Range Coordinates:48.5833°N 53°W

The Vtáčnik Mountains (Slovak: Pohorie Vtáčnik) are a mountain range in central Slovakia,[1] 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:

  1. Vysoký Vtáčnik ("High Vtáčnik")
  2. Nízky Vtáčnik ("Low Vtáčnik")
  3. Župkovská brázda ("Župkov Furrow")
  4. 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.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Applied_Geophysics_in_Hydrogeological_an/iCl5z_jtYIwC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Vt%C3%A1%C4%8Dnik+Mountains%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA124&printsec=frontcover