Geomorphological division of Slovakia

Geomorphological division of Slovakia

This page gives an overview of the geomorphological division of Slovakia. It is ordered in a hierarchical form, belonging to the Alps-Himalaya System and to the sub-systems of the Carpathian Mountains and of the Pannonian Basin. These subsystems are subsequently divided into provinces, sub-provinces and areas.

Terminology (first Slovak, second English translation(s); see also: [http://www.fns.uniba.sk/~kfg/minar/03_morfogr_slovnik.html] (Slovak)):


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Carpathian Mountains (Slovak: "Karpaty") (sub-system)

Western Carpathians ("Západné Karpaty") (province)

Inner Western Carpathians ("Vnútorné Západné Karpaty") (sub-province)


= Slovenské rudohorie (Slovak Ore Mountains) (area)=

* Veporské vrchy
* Spišskogemerský kras (Spiš-Gemer Karst)
* Stolické vrchy
* Revúcka vrchovina
* Slovenský kras (Slovak Karst)
* Volovské vrchy
* Čierna hora
* Rožňavská kotlina (Rožňava Basin)


=Fatransko-tatranská oblasť (Fatra-Tatra Area)=

* Little Carpathians ("Malé Karpaty")
* Považský Inovec
* Tribeč
* Strážov Mountains ("Strážovské vrchy")
* Žiar
* Malá Fatra (Lesser Fatra)
* Veľká Fatra (Greater Fatra)
* Starohorské vrchy
* Chočské vrchy
* Tatra Mountains ("Tatry")
* Low Tatras ("Nízke Tatry")
* Kozie chrbty
* Branisko
* Žilinská kotlina (Žilina Basin)
* Hornonitrianska kotlina (Upper Nitra Basin)
* Turčianska kotlina (Turiec Basin)
* Podtatranská kotlina
* Hornádska kotlina (Hornád Basin)
* Horehronské podolie

Slovenské stredohorie (Slovak Medium Mountains) (area)

* Vtáčnik
* Pohronský Inovec
* Štiavnické vrchy (Štiavnica Mountains)
* Kremnické vrchy (Kremnica Mountains)
* Poľana
* Ostrôžky
* Javorie
* Krupinská planina (Krupina Plain)
* Zvolenská kotlina (Zvolen Basin)
* Pliešovská kotlina
* Žiarska kotlina (Žiar Basin)

Lučensko-košická zníženina (Lučenec-Košice Depression) (area)

* Bodvianska pahorkatina
* Juhoslovenská kotlina (Southern Slovak Basin)
* Košická kotlina (Košice Basin)

Matransko-slanská oblasť (Matra-Slanec Area)

* Burda
* Cerová vrchovina
* Slanské vrchy
* Zemplínske vrchy

Outer Western Carpathians ("Vonkajšie Západné Karpaty") (sub-province)

Slovak-Moravian Carpathians ("Slovensko-moravské Karpaty") (area)

* White Carpathians ("Biele Karpaty")
* Javorníky
* Myjavská pahorkatina (Myjava Hills)
* Považské podolie

Západné Beskydy (Western Beskids) (area)

* Moravsko-sliezske Beskydy (Moravian-Silesian Beskids)
* Turzovská vrchovina
* Jablunkovské medzihorie

Stredné Beskydy (Central Beskids) (area)

* Kysucké Beskydy
* Oravské Beskydy
* Kysucká vrchovina
* Podbeskydská brázda
* Podbeskydská vrchovina
* Oravská Magura
* Oravská vrchovina (Orava Highlands)

Východné Beskydy (Eastern Beskids) (area)

* Pieniny
* Ľubovnianska vrchovina
* Čergov

Podhôľno-magurská oblasť (Podhale-Magura Area)

* Skorušinské vrchy
* Podtatranská brázda
* Spišská Magura
* Levočské vrchy (Levoča Hills)
* Bachureň
* Spišsko-šarišské medzihorie
* Šarišská vrchovina (Šariš Highlands)
* Oravská kotlina (Orava Basin)

Eastern Carpathians ("Východné Karpaty") (province)

Inner Eastern Carpathians ("Vnútorné Východné Karpaty") (sub-province)

Vihorlatsko-gutínska oblasť (Vihorlat-Gutín Area)

* Vihorlat Mountains ("Vihorlatské vrchy")

Outer Eastern Carpathians ("Vonkajšie Východné Karpaty") (sub-province)

Poloniny (Wooded Carpathians) (area)

*Bukovské vrchy


=Nízke Beskydy ("Low Beskids") (area)=

*Busov
*Ondavská vrchovina (Ondava Highlands)
*Laborecká vrchovina (Laborec Highlands)
*Beskydské predhorie (Beskidian Piedmont)

Pannonian Basin ("Panónska panva") (sub-system)

Západopanónska panva ("West Pannonian Basin")(province)

Vienna Basin ("Viedenská kotlina") (sub-province)

Záhorská nížina (Záhorie Lowland) (area)

*Borská nížina
*Chvojnická pahorkatina

Juhomoravská panva (South Moravian Basin) (area)

*Dolnomoravský úval


=Malá dunajská kotlina (Little Hungarian Plain) (sub-province)=


=Podunajská nížina (Danubian Lowland) (area)=

*Podunajská pahorkatina (Danubian Hills)
*Podunajská rovina (Danubian Flat)

Východopanónska panva (Eastern Pannonian Basin) (province)


= Veľká dunajská kotlina (Great Hungarian Plain) (sub-province) =


=Východoslovenská nížina (Eastern Slovak Lowland) (area)=

*Východoslovenská pahorkatina (Eastern Slovak Hills)
*Východoslovenská rovina (Eastern Slovak Flat)

Literature

*"Mazúr E., Lukniš M., Balatka B., Loučková J., Sládek J. (1986)." Geomorfologické členenie SSR a ČSSR. Mapa mierky 1:500 000, Slovenská kartografia, SUGK, Bratislava.


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