
Zemplén Mountains () or Tokaj Mountains (; hu, Zempléni-hegység or ''Tokaji-hegység'') is a mountain range in
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croa ...
.
Its highest peak is the
Nagy-Milic
Nagy-Milic (; sk, Veľký Milič) is the highest peak of the Hungarian part of the Zemplén Mountains, which is part of the Carpathian Mountains. The mountain is situated on the border of Hungary and Slovakia. It is 894 metres tall and is near th ...
at 894 metres above sea level. The range is part of the
North Hungarian Mountains within the
Carpathian Mountains. Its steep peaks are the bases for many medieval stone castles, such as the castle of
Sárospatak
Sárospatak (german: Potok am Bodroch; la, Potamopolis; sk, Šarišský Potok or ; ) is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, northern Hungary. It lies northeast from Miskolc, in the Bodrog river valley. The town, often called simply ''Pa ...
and ''Füzéri vár'' (Füzér Castle).
Zempléni mese.jpg, Zemplén Mountains
Castle of Füzér, view.jpg, ''Füzéri vár'' (Füzér Castle) in the Zemplén Mountains
References
External links
Zempléni hegység- photos and information about Zemplén Mountains (in Czech)
Mountain ranges of Hungary
Mountain ranges of the Western Carpathians
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