| Vtáčnik | |
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Mount Žarnov
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| Country | Slovakia |
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| 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) |
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Vtáčnik in Slovakia (gray)
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| Wikimedia Commons: 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:
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.