Black Mountain ( , ) is a small mountain range in eastern
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, 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 west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
. It forms part of the
Slovak Ore Mountains
The Slovak Ore Mountains ( , , ) are an extensive mountain range within the Carpathian Mountains, located mostly in Slovakia's Spiš and Gemer region, with a small part in northern Hungary. It is the largest mountain range in Slovakia. Geomorph ...
. The range is located roughly between the city of
Košice
Košice is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of approximately 230,000, Košice is the second-largest cit ...
to the southeast and the municipalities of
Krompachy to the northwest and
Kysak to the northeast and has an area of about 250 km². Its highest point is the Roháčka () between
Margecany
Margecany (, ) is a village and municipality in the Gelnica District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. Total municipality population was, in 2011, 1964 inhabitants. Margecany is a very important railway junction situated on the main railw ...
and
Kluknava.
The region of the Black Mountain is drained by the River
Hornád
The Hornád ( Slovak, ) or Hernád ( Hungarian, ) is a river in eastern Slovakia and north-eastern Hungary.
It is a tributary to the river Slaná (Sajo). The source of the Hornád is the eastern slopes of Kráľova hoľa hill, south of Šuňa ...
. Within the range lies the reservoir of
Ružín, built in the 1960s, whose main purpose is to supply water, but which also serves as a recreation area.
On the lower slopes beech is predominant, the higher reaches are covered by spruce and mixed forest.
The range itself is only sparsely settled. Part of the
main line from Košice to Žilina runs through the mountains with large railway hubs in Margecany and Kysak.
External links
The Black Mountain (''Čierna hora'') at www.infoglobe.sk(Slovakian)
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Mountains of Slovakia