Vtáčnik Mountains
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| Vtacnik Mountains | |
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 Mount Žarnov | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Vtáčnik (1,346 m) |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Vtáčnik Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help) |
| Geography | |
 Vtáčnik in Slovakia (gray)
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| Country | Slovakia |
| Regions | Trenčín and Banská Bystrica |
| Districts | Prievidza, Partizánske, Žarnovica and Žiar nad Hronom |
| Geomorphological units | Vysoký Vtáčnik, Nízky Vtáčnik, Župkovská brázda and Raj |
| Range coordinates | 48°35′N 18°35′E / 48.583°N 18.583°E |
| Parent range | Slovak Central Mountains |
| Borders on | Strážov Mountains, Žiar, Kremnica Mountains, Tribeč and Štiavnica Mountains |
The Vtacnik Mountains, occasionally Vtáčnik Mountains (Slovak: Vtáčnik), is a range in central Slovakia, 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 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.
It is divided further into these geomorphological units:
- Vysoký Vtáčnik ("High Vtacnik")
- Nízky Vtáčnik ("Low Vtacnik")
- Župkovská brázda ("Zupkovska 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, Nováky, Handlová, Prochot, Lehota pod Vtáčnikom, and Veľké Pole.
External links
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