Poľana

Poľana is a small mountain range in central

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 lies in the north-eastern part of the

Slovak Central Mountains The Slovak Central Mountains

. The highest hill is Poľana - an inactive

stratovolcano A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and per ...

- at 1,458 m (4,873 ft) ASL. The mountain range is bordered by

Slovak Ore Mountains The Slovak Ore Mountains ( sk, Slovenské rudohorie , hu, Gömör–Szepesi-érchegység, german: Slowakisches Erzgebirge or Zips-Gemer-Erzgebirge) are an extensive mountain range within the Carpathian Mountains, located mostly in Slovakia's S ...

in the east, more precisely its subdivision the

Vepor Mountains Vepor Mountains ( sk, Veporské vrchy) are a mountain range in 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 ...

, and by the

Zvolen Basin Zvolen (; hu, Zólyom; german: Altsohl) is a town in central Slovakia, situated on the confluence of Hron and Slatina rivers, close to Banská Bystrica. It is surrounded by Poľana mountain from the East, by Kremnické vrchy from the West a ...

in the south and west. Since 1981 the mountain range is protected by the

Poľana Protected Landscape Area Poľana Mountains Protected Landscape Area ( sk, Chránená krajinná oblasť Poľana) is one of the 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia. The Landscape Area is situated in the Poľana Mountains, part of the Slovenské stredohorie Mountains, ...

. Municipalities nearby include

Hrochoť Hrochoť ( hu, Horhát) is a village and municipality of the Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. Etymology The etymology is not completely clear. Slovak (dialect) ''hrochotať'' - to make a noise, ''hrochoť'' - a ...

Očová Očová ( hu, Nagyócsa, until 1899: ) is a village and municipality of the Zvolen District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. Official name *1773, 1873–1902 Ocsova, 1786 Ocschowa, 1808 Ocsova, Očowá, 1863 Ocsová, 1907–1913 Nagyóc ...

Detva Detva ( hu, Gyetva) is a town in central Slovakia with a population of 14,686. It is situated beneath the mountain Poľana. Etymology The name means 'youth' in Slovak language, Slovak and was probably motivated by the majority of young people amo ...

Hriňová Hriňová (german: Hrinau; hu, Herencsvölgy) is a town in the Detva District of central Slovakia. Etymology The name is derived from a dialect word for horseradish. sk, chren - a horseradish, dialect: ''hriň'' (noun), ''hriňová'' (fem. adje ...

and

Ľubietová Ľubietová (german: Libethen) is a village in central Slovakia. Originally an ancient mining town, it is known for precious minerals. Geography Ľubietová is part of the Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region. It is situated 25 ...

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