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Vértes is a mountain range in north-western Hungary, in the Central Transdanubian region, between the ranges Bakony and Gerecse. The Vértes Mountains are part of the Transdanubian Mountains.

Vértes
Highest point
Peak	Nagy-Csákány
Elevation	487 m (1,598 ft)
Geography
Country	Hungary
Counties	Fejér County and Komárom-Esztergom County
Range coordinates	47°24′N 18°20′E
Geology
Orogeny	Transdanubian Mountains
Type of rock	Dolomite

Geography

The area of the Vértes occupies 314 km² (121 sq mi). It is about 30 km long and 10–15 km wide. The average altitude is above sea level is 350 meters; its highest points are 487 m (Nagy-Csákány), 480 m (Körtvélyes) and 479 m (Csóka-hegy). Geologically the Vértes constitute a fairly uniform structure. On the surface of the entire mountain there are no older rocks than those of the mid-Triassic. The main rock is dolomite—CaMg(CO₃)₂—from the upper Triassic. All the layers are ancient marine deposits.

The Vértes possesses a well-developed valley network (1260 km), but in spite of this spring and rivers are very rare in the mountain. Yearly sunshine duration is around 1950–2000 hours. The average annual temperature above the height of 350 meters is 8.5 °C (in January, −3 °C). The average annual precipitation is between 600 and 700 millimeters. In winter the land is usually snow-covered.

History

According to a legend documented in mediaeval Hungarian chronicles, the Vértes mountains were named after a historical incident: during the unsuccessful campaign of 1051–1052, the withdrawing German troops of Henry III, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, scattered their armours to ease their escape through the mountains; hence the name Vértes (cf. vért, Hungarian for armour).

Gallery

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  Vitány castle
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  Várgesztes castle
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  Csákvár
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  Gánt - bauxite mine
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  Csókakő

Sources

Béni Kornél–Viszló Levente: A Vértes hegység és környéke, 1996 ISBN 963-04-6683-X

See also

• Transdanubian Mountains
• Geography of Hungary

External links

• KirándulóBlog - Lőrinci Nagykönyvtár túraköre / Farkas Ferenc at the Wayback Machine (archived November 12, 2007)
• Geology of the Carpathian Region, p. 325, at Google Books

На других языках

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[de] Vértes-Gebirge

Das Vértes-Gebirge [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈveːrtɛʃ], auf deutsch Schildgebirge, ist ein Höhenzug im nordwestlichen Ungarn mit Höhen bis etwa 500 m, in der Region um die Stadt Tatabánya und Oroszlány. Der Höhenzug zählt zum Ungarischen Mittelgebirge, wozu auch das östlicher gelegene Gerecse (bis 630 m) und der westlicher gelegene Bakony-Wald zählen.

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- [en] Vértes Hills

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[fr] Vértes

Les monts de Vértes (hongrois : Vértes hegység, monts de Vértes, prononcé [ˈveːɾtɛʃ ˈhɛcʃeːg]) sont un massif collinéen situé entre Tatabánya et le lac de Velence dans le massif de Transdanubie. Le point culminant est le Nagy-Csákány (487 m). La zone de protection paysagère du Vértes s'étend à tout le massif.

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[it] Colline di Vértes

Le Colline di Vértes (ungherese: Vértes-hegység) sono dei rilievi di modesta altezza che si trova in Ungheria nella parte settentrionale del Transdanubio, tra la Selva Baconia ed i Monti Gerecse. Le colline più alte sono il Nagy-Csákány (487 m) e il Körtvélyes (480 m).

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