Slovak Central Mountains
The Slovak Central Mountains[1][2] (Slovak: Slovenské stredohorie) are a group of mountain ranges in southern central Slovakia. The town of Zvolen lies roughly in the centre of the mountains.
The Slovak Central Mountains are a part of the Inner
Pannonian Plain
to the southwest.
The Slovak Central Mountains are divided into the following subdivisions:
- Vtacnik Mountains
- Pohronský Inovec
- Štiavnica Mountains
- Kremnica Mountains
- Poľana
- Ostrôžky
- Javorie
- Krupina Plain
- Zvolen Basin
- Pliešovce Basin (Pliešovská kotlina)
- Žiar Basin
The highest mountain is Poľana at 1,458 m.
References
- ISBN 80-967088-2-1.
- ^ The Slovak Encyclopaedia ; Medieval Slovakia, a Thousand Years of History by B. V. Bolecek, Irene Slamka, Slovak Academy, 1981 - Slovakia. Retrieved 17 Apr 2014
48°30′N 19°00′E / 48.500°N 19.000°E