Volovec Mountains

The Volovec Mountains ( sk, Volovské vrchy, ) is a mountain range in eastern

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 ...

, the largest range within the group of

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 Sp ...

, which is part of the Inner Western Carpathians. The range is about 70 kilometers by 30 kilometers, with ridges usually 800 to 1100 meters high. The highest peak is ''Zlatý stôl'' ("Golden Table"; 1322 meters). The range is almost completely forested, mostly with spruce and fir, and isolated stands of beech and oak. A large portion of the range is set aside as a bird sanctuary. The mountain range is the second largest range in Slovakia after the Tatra Mountains, but the third-largest range in the Carpathians. The range contains old mining towns such as

Gelnica Gelnica ( hu, Gölnicbánya, german: Göllnitz) is a town in the Košice Region of Eastern Slovakia. It has a population of 6,076. Names The name comes from the name of the river Hnilec derived from Slavic word ''hnilý'' (rotten). The initial ...

, Rudňany, and Smolník, where gold, silver, copper, mercury and iron were exploited. {{Authority control Mountain ranges of Slovakia Mountain ranges of the Western Carpathians