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The Vtáčnik Mountains (Slovak: Pohorie Vtáčnik) are a mountain range in central Slovakia, which forms part of the Slovak Central Mountains (Slovenské stredohorie) within the Inner Western Carpathians.

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Vtáčnik Mountains
Mount Žarnov
Highest point
Peak	Vtáčnik (1,346 m)
Elevation	1,346 m (4,416 ft)
Naming
Native name	Pohorie Vtáčnik  (Slovak)
Geography
Vtáčnik in Slovakia (gray)
Country	Slovakia
Regions	Trenčín and Banská Bystrica
Districts	Prievidza, Partizánske, Žarnovica and Žiar nad Hronom
Geomorphological units	Vysoký Vtáčnik, Nízky Vtáčnik, Župkovská brázda and Raj
Range coordinates	48°35′N 18°35′E
Parent range	Slovak Central Mountains
Borders on	Strážov Mountains, Žiar, Kremnica Mountains, Tribeč and Štiavnica Mountains

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:

1. Vysoký Vtáčnik ("High Vtáčnik")
2. Nízky Vtáčnik ("Low Vtáčnik")
3. Župkovská brázda ("Župkov Furrow")
4. Raj ("Paradise Mountains")

The four highest mountains are: Vtáčnik (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.

External links

• Media related to Vtáčnik at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[de] Vogelgebirge

Das Vogelgebirge (slowakisch Vtáčnik) ist ein Gebirgszug in der Mittelslowakei. Es ist Teil des Slowakischen Mittelgebirges, welches zu den Inneren Westkarpaten gehört.

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- [en] Vtáčnik Mountains

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[fr] Monts Vtáčnik

Les monts Vtáčnik (prononciation slovaque : [ˈftaːt͡ʃɲɪk]) sont un massif montagneux du centre de la Slovaquie qui fait partie des Carpates occidentales.

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[it] Vtáčnik

Il Vtáčnik (in slovacco Veporské vrchy) è un massiccio montuoso della Slovacchia parte dei Carpazi.

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[ru] Втачник

Вта́чник (словацк. Vtáčnik) — горный массив в центральной Словакии вулканического происхождения, часть Словацкого Стредогорья. Наивысшая точка — гора Втачник, 1346 м. Втачник делится на четыре части:

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