White Carpathians
| White Carpathians | ||
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 The Vršatecká bradlá mountain in the White Carpathians |
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| Highest peak | Veľká Javorina ( 970 m ) | |
| location | Slovakia , Czech Republic | |
| part of | Western Carpathians | |
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 51 ′ N , 17 ° 40 ′ E | |
The White Carpathians (Czech. Bílé Karpaty , Slovak. Biele Karpaty ) are a low mountain range in the western part of the Carpathian Arc and, together with the Beskydy and the March, form the border between the Czech Republic (part of South Moravia and the Zlín region ) and Slovakia ( Trenčín district ).
location
The White Carpathians are located on the border between the Czech Republic and Slovakia. They are bounded by the Little Carpathians in the south, by the valley of the river Waag in the east and by the river March in the northwest. To the north, the Lyska Pass (Lyský průsmyk) forms the transition to the Javorníky . The Vizovická vrchovina connects to the northwest . The Velička , Myjava and Olšava rises in the White Carpathians . The mountains in the north are broken through by the Vlára .
There are several important cities at the foot of the White Carpathians. On the Czech side these are Uherské Hradiště and Zlín , on the Slovak side Nové Mesto nad Váhom and Trenčín . The most important medieval trade route between Moravia and Hungary led through the mountains over the Stranypass with the "Hungarian Road" . Other passes are the Welkapass and the Wlarapass , which later gained importance mainly through a railway connection.
nature
The peaks rise relatively gently from the surrounding area. In the middle part - between the Czech city of Uherské Hradiště and the Slovak city of Trenčín - you can reach heights of up to 970 meters. The Javořina nature reserve is located in the White Carpathians .
summit
The highest mountains are the Velká Javořina (970 m), Chmelová (925 m), Kobylinec (911 m), Velký Lopeník (911 m), Malý Lopeník (884 m), Čupec (819 m), Dúžník (807 m), Machnáč (771 m) and Kykula (746 m).
Landscape protection area
On November 3, 1980 the protected landscape area Bílé Karpaty (Czech. Chráněná krajinná oblast Bílé Karpaty ) was established. It extends over a total area of 746.6 km² between 175 and 970 m nm , including parts of the Okresy Hodonín , Uherské Hradiště and Zlín . Since 1996, it is considered UNESCO - Biosphere out.
There is also a landscape protection area in Slovakia, there called Biele Karpaty (Slov. Chránená krajinná oblasť Biele Karpaty ). It was proclaimed in 1979 and is 445.68 km² in size.
Remarks
- ↑ CHKO website ( Memento from March 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) as of April 5, 2009.
