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The Volovec Mountains ( sk, Volovské vrchy, ) is a mountain range in eastern Slovakia, the largest range within the group of Slovak Ore Mountains, 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,
The Volovec Mountains ( sk, Volovské vrchy, ) is a mountain range in eastern Slovakia, the largest range within the group of Slovak Ore Mountains, 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, Rudňany
Rudňany ( hu, Ötösbánya) is a village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1255.
By the 13th century, silver ...
, and Smolník, where gold, silver, copper, mercury and iron were exploited.
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Mountain ranges of Slovakia
Mountain ranges of the Western Carpathians