Bakony is a mountainous region in Transdanubia, Hungary. It forms the largest part of the Transdanubian Mountains. It is located north of Lake Balaton and lies almost entirely in Veszpr茅m county.
The Bakony is divided into the Northern and Southern Bakony through the V谩rpalota-Veszpr茅m-Ajka-Devecser line. (706 m) high K艖ris-hegy in the Northern Bakony is the highest peak of the range. Other high mountains are Som-hegy (649 m), K枚z茅ps艖-Hajag (646 m), 脰reg-Fut贸n茅 (576 m) in the Northern Bakony, and Kab-hegy (599 m), 脺sti-hegy (536 m) and Ag谩r-tet艖 (511 m) in Southern Bakony.
Zirc is often called the Capital of the Bakony because it is located in the center of the Northern Bakony. The Bakony Museum is located there and introduces visitors to the animals, plants and minerals of the Bakony.
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