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Transdanubian Mountains

Transdanubian Mountains
Badacsony, an isolated mountain in the range. In ancient times, it was an active volcano
LocationKomárom-Esztergom, Fejér, Veszprém, Zala, Pest counties, Hungary
Territory7,000 km2
Highest pointPilis, 757 m
Lowest pointDanube river
TerrainLower mountains and hills
Transdanubian Mountains within physical subdivisions of Hungary
Map of the Transdanubian Mountains

The Transdanubian Mountains (sometimes also referred to as Bakony Forest, Dunántúl Highlands, Highlands of Dunántúl, Highlands of Transdanubia, Mountains of Dunántúl, Mountains of Transdanubia, Transdanubian Central Range, Transdanubian Hills, Transdanubian Midmountains or Transdanubian Mid-Mountains, Hungarian: Dunántúli-középhegység)[1][2] are a mountain range in Hungary covering about 7000 km2. Its highest peak is the Pilis, with a height of 757 m (2,484 ft).

Parts of the mountains

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Visegrád Mountains are often considered a part of it for geopolitical reasons, but geographically they are part of the North Hungarian Mountains.

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References

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  1. ^ Gábor Gercsák (2002). "Hungarian geographical names in English language publications" (PDF). Studia Cartologica. Eötvös Loránd University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  2. ^ Gábor Gercsák (2005). "Magyar tájnevek angol fordítása" (PDF). Fasciculi Linguistici / Series Lexicographica (in Hungarian). Eötvös Loránd University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.

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See also

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