Alpokalja
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| The city of Sopron is located in the range
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| Location | Western Hungary |
| Territory | ? |
| Highest point | Írott-kő, 882 m |
| Terrain | mountainous |
Alpokalja (English "foots of the Alps") is a geographic region in Western Hungary, which is part of the Alps. Its highest point in Hungary is Írott-kő, with 882 metres. Although there are several lower mountains, the majority of the territory is hilly, as the name refers. Fir forests are characteristic to the region.
Alpokalja contains two major, but not very extensive mountain range: the Kőszeg Mountains and the Sopron Mountains. Vas Hills and Balfi Hills are also considered part of the territory.
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Alpokalja | Kőszeg Mountains • Sopron Mountains • Vas Hills • Balfi Hills |
| Little Hungarian Plain | Hanság • Fertőzug • Neusiedl Basin • Rábaköz • Szigetköz • Marcali Basin • Moson Plain • Komárom-Esztergom Plain | |
| Transdanubia | Zala Hills • Inner Somogy • Outer Somogy • Zselic • Völgység • Szekszárd Hills • Baranya Hills • Villány Mountains | |
| Transdanubian Medium Mountains | Keszthely Mountains • Tapolca Basin • Balaton Uplands • Bakony • Bakonyalja • Sokoró • Vértesalja • Velence Mountains • Gerecse Mountains • Buda Mountains • Pilis Mountains • Visegrád Mountains | |
| Mecsek | Western Mecsek • Eastern Mecsek | |
| Northern Medium Mountains | Börzsöny • Cserhát • Mátra • Mátralába • Bükk • Aggtelek Karst • Zemplén | |
| Great Hungarian Plain | Mezőföld • Sárrét • Sárköz • Drávamellék • Kiskunság • Jászság • Pest Plain • Heves Plain • Borsodi-Mezőség • Bodrogköz • Tiszahát • Szatmár Plain • Maros-Körös köze • Körös-vidék • Nagykunság • Hortobágy • Hajdúság • Nyírség |
