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North Hungarian Mountains
Mountain range in Hungary and Slovakia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Hungarian geographical region. For the similar region in Slovakia, see Mátra-Slanec Area.
The North Hungarian Mountains (Hungarian: Északi-középhegység), sometimes also referred to as the Northeast Hungarian Mountains, Northeast Mountains, North Hungarian Highlands, North Hungarian Mid-Mountains or North Hungarian Range,[1][2] is the northern, mountainous part of Hungary. It forms a geographical unity with the Mátra-Slanec Area, the adjacent parts of Slovakia. It is a separate geomorphological area within the Western Carpathians.
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![]() The view of the valley of Lillafüred in the Bükk mountains. Although this is not the highest part of the county, the landscape is typical of Hungarian mountains. | |
Location | Northern Hungary, southern Slovakia |
Territory | 13,000 km2 (in Hungary) |
Highest point | Kékes (Hungary) 1014 m Šimonka (Slovakia) 1092 m |
Terrain | lower and moderately high mountains |
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The mountains run along the northeastern border of Hungary as well as eastern parts of the Hungarian–Slovak border in broadband from the Danube Bend to the town of Prešov.