Nagy-Milic (; sk, Veľký Milič) is the highest peak of the Hungarian part of the

Zemplén Mountains Zemplén Mountains () or Tokaj Mountains (; hu, Zempléni-hegység or ''Tokaji-hegység'') is a mountain range in Hungary. Its highest peak is the Nagy-Milic at 894 metres above sea level. The range is part of the North Hungarian Mountains wit ...

, which is part of the

Carpathian Mountains The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians () are a range of mountains forming an arc across Central Europe. Roughly long, it is the third-longest European mountain range after the Urals at and the Scandinavian Mountains at . The range stretches ...

. The mountain is situated on the border of

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

and

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

. It is 894 metres tall and is near the northernmost point of Hungary.

Etymology

The name comes from a Slavic personal name derived from ''milъ'' (dear), e.g. Milic,

Milica Milica ( sr-Cyrl, Милица; pronounced 'Millitsa') is a feminine name popular in Balkan countries. It is a diminutive form of the given name Mila, meaning 'kind', 'dear' or 'sweet'. The name was used for a number of queens and princesses, incl ...

frequently used in Slavic place names. ''Mylychkw'' (Milic's stone?, 1270).

References

Mountains of Hungary Mountains of Slovakia International mountains of Europe Hungary–Slovakia border Geography of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Mountains of the Western Carpathians {{Slovakia-geo-stub