Staré Hory Mountains

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Staré Hory Mountains on the geological map of Slovakia
Staré Hory Mountains on the geological map of Slovakia

The Staré Hory Mountains (Slovak: Starohorské vrchy) is a small mountain range in central Slovakia, near the town of Banská Bystrica. It is a part of the Low Tatra, which in turn is part of the Fatra-Tatra Area and the Inner Western Carpathians. The mountain range is named after the village of Staré Hory (literally Old Mountains).

It borders Greater Fatra to the northwest and north, Low Tatra in the east, Zvolen Basin in the south and the Kremnica Mountains in the west.

Points of interest include: the villages Špania Dolina and Donovaly and the Harmanec Cave.

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