Black Mountain ( sk, Čierna hora , german: Schwarzer Berg) is a small mountain range in eastern
Slovakia. It forms part of the
Slovak Ore Mountains. The range is located roughly between the city of
Košice
Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...
to the southeast and the municipalities of
Krompachy to the northwest and
Kysak
Kysak ( hu, Sároskőszeg) is a village and railway hub in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.
History
Historically, the village was first mentioned in 1330. There is a monument as a memory of the soldiers killed in ...
to the northeast and has an area of about 250 km². Its highest point is the Roháčka () between
Margecany and
Kluknava
Kluknava ( hu, Kluknó) is a village and municipality in the Gelnica District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. In 2011 had been total municipality population 1604 inhabitants.
See also
* List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
...
.
The region of the Black Mountain is drained by the River
Hornád. Within the range lies the reservoir of
Ružín, built in the 1960s, whose main purpose is to supply water, but which also serves as a recreation area.
On the lower slopes beech is predominant, the higher reaches are covered by spruce and mixed forest.
The range itself is only sparsely settled. Part of the
main line from Košice to Žilina runs through the mountains with large railway hubs in Margecany and Kysak.
External links
The Black Mountain (''Čierna hora'') at www.infoglobe.sk(Slovakian)
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Mountains of Slovakia