Vtáčnik

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Vtáčnik
Mountain Range
none Mount Žarnov
Mount Žarnov
Country Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
Regions Žilina, Banská Bystrica
Part of Nitra basin
Borders on Strážov Mountains, Žiar, Kremnica Mountains, Tribeč, Štiavnica Mountains
Parts Vysoký Vtáčnik, Nízky Vtáčnik, Župkovská brázda, Raj
Highest point Vtáčnik (1,346 m)
Vtáčnik in Slovakia (gray)
Vtáčnik in Slovakia (gray)
Wikimedia Commons: Vtáčnik
The highest mountain of Vtáčnik
The highest mountain of Vtáčnik

Vtáčnik is a mountain range in central Slovakia, which is part of the Slovenské stredohorie Mountains and part of 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:

  1. Vysoký Vtáčnik
  2. Nízky Vtáčnik
  3. Župkovská brázda
  4. Raj

The four highest mountains are: Vtáčnik (also named Hrádok) (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.


Coordinates: 48°35′N 18°35′E / 48.583, 18.583