The Vtáčnik Mountains () are a mountain range in central
Slovakia
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which forms part of the
Slovak Central Mountains (''Slovenské stredohorie'') within the Inner
Western Carpathians.
It is bordered in the west, north and northeast by the upper
Nitra
Nitra (; also known by other #Etymology, alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the valley of the river Nitra (river), Nitra. It is located 95 km east of Bratislava. With a population of ...
basin,
Strážov Mountains and
Žiar, in the east by the
Kremnica Mountains and Žiar basin, and in the south by
Tribeč and the
Štiavnica Mountains
The Štiavnica Mountains (also Štiavnické Mountains; , ) are a volcanic mountain range southern central Slovakia. They are part of Inner Western Carpathians and the Slovenské stredohorie Mountains. The area is protected by Štiavnica Moun ...
.
It is divided further into these geomorphological units:
# ''Vysoký Vtáčnik'' ("High Vtáčnik")
# ''Nízky Vtáčnik'' ("Low Vtáčnik")
# ''Župkovská brázda'' ("Župkov Furrow")
# ''Raj'' ("Paradise Mountains")
The four highest mountains are:
Vtáčnik (1,346 m), Biela skala (1,136 m), Buchlov (1,040 m), and Žiar (845 m).
Some of the towns or villages around or in Vtáčnik include:
Prievidza
Prievidza (; , ) is a city in the western Slovakia. With approximately 46,000 inhabitants it is the second biggest municipality in the Trenčín Region and 11th List of cities and towns in Slovakia, largest city in Slovakia generally.
Name
The ...
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Nováky
Nováky () () is a town in the Prievidza District, Trenčín Region in western Slovakia. Nováky Power Plant, a thermal power plant is located near the town. Until 1920 in the Kingdom of Hungary.
The town is one of the centres of brown coal mini ...
,
Handlová
Handlová (, , before 1913 ) is a town in the Prievidza District, Trenčín Region in the middle of Slovakia. It is made up of the three parts Handlová, Nová Lehota and Morovno.
Geography
It is located in the ''Handlovka'' brook valley, surrou ...
,
Prochot,
Lehota pod Vtáčnikom, and
Veľké Pole.
References
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Mountain ranges of Slovakia
Mountain ranges of the Western Carpathians
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