Gerecse Mountains
| Gerecse | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Nagy-Gerecse |
| Elevation | 634 m (2,080 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Area | 850 km2 (330 sq mi) |
| Geography | |
 Location of Gerecse Mountains within physical subdivisions of Hungary
 | |
| Country | Hungary |
| County | Komárom-Esztergom County |
| Range coordinates | 47°38.6′N 18°24.3′E / 47.6433°N 18.4050°E |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Transdanubian Mountains |
| Type of rock | chalk, limestone |
Gerecse is a mountain range in northwestern Hungary[clarification needed] that belongs to the Transdanubian Mountains.
Geography
The range lies in the
Danube River. Gerecse occupies an area of 850 km2 (20,300 ha). The highest point is Nagy-Gerecse at 634 m.[1] The main rock is limestone and chalk
.
Biology
Deciduous
Carpinus, Fagus, and at higher altitudes karst scrub. The area is 70% forest, 5% scrubland, 10% grassland, and 15% artificial landscapes.[1] Yearly sunshine duration is around 1,980 hours. The average annual temperature above the height of 350 meters is 9.5 C (in January -2,8 C). The average annual precipitation
is 640 millimeters.
Gallery
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Farkasvölgy (Wolf-valley) -
Forest in the Gerecse -
The monument of the Battle of Pusztamarót, 1526 -
Gerecse near Péliföldszentkereszt -
See also
References
- ^ a b "Gerecse mountains". HungarianBirdwatching.com. 2004. Archived from the original on 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
External links
- http://www.kektura.click.hu/keret.cgi?/OKT/szovegek/angol/tour_05.htm Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- gerecse.lap.hu (in Hungarian)
- Gerecse (in Hungarian)
- Gerecse barlangjai (in Hungarian)
- Gerecsei Tájvédelmi Körzet (in Hungarian)
| West-Hungarian Borderland |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Little Hungarian Plain | ||
| Transdanubia | ||
| Transdanubian Mountains | ||
| Transdanubian Hills | ||
| North Hungarian Mountains | ||
| Great Hungarian Plain | ||