Danube lowlands (Slovakia)
The Danube lowlands or the Danube lowlands (in Slovak Podunajská nížina ) denotes that part of the Little Hungarian Plain between the Danube , the Little Carpathians and the rest of the Western Carpathians , i.e. the part of the Little Hungarian Plain that lies on the territory of Slovakia .
From a geomorphological point of view, it forms a unit with the Neusiedler Basin in Austria and the Raab Basin (Győri-medence) in Hungary , but is still usually treated separately.
It represents a large tectonic depression, filled with 100 to 350 meter high deposits from the Quaternary era , and consists of two parts:
- Danube hill country (Podunajská pahorkatina) in the north
- Danube Plain (Podunajská rovina) in the south
Many settlements are located in this predominantly agricultural area, the administrative centers are the cities of Topoľčany , Nové Zámky , Komárno , Levice , Dunajská Streda and Galanta . These are also economic and trading centers (mills, breweries, etc.) in the region. In the Danube lowlands there are also many old wine-growing towns such as Svätý Jur , Pezinok and Modra, as well as medical and health institutions such as Piešťany or Dudince .
In the south of the plain, especially on the Schüttinsel , there is a large minority of Magyars .