Western Carpathians
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 Western Carpathians, Bukowina Tatrzańska , Poland |
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| Highest peak | Gerlachovský štít ( Gerlsdorfer Peak ) ( 2655 m nm ) | |
| location | Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic | |
| part of | Carpathians | |
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 10 ′ N , 20 ° 8 ′ E | |
The Western Carpathians ( sk Západné Karpaty , cz Západní Karpaty , pl Karpaty Zachodnie ) are part of the Carpathian Mountains . The Western Carpathians largely correspond to the area of Slovakia and the neighboring areas of Austria (northeastern Austria from the Vienna Basin ), the Czech Republic (eastern Moravia ), Poland (southern Poland: Silesian Voivodeship , Lesser Poland Voivodeship and Subcarpathian Voivodeship ) and Hungary (northern Hungary).
The border with the Eastern Carpathians in the broader sense runs in northeast Slovakia along the line Bardejov - Michalovce , ie the last mountain ranges of the Western Carpathians are Čergov and Slanské vrchy . The Duklapass (sk: Dukliansky priesmyk , pl: Przelecz Dukielska ) is usually mentioned as a single border point .
The highest part of the Western Carpathians and at the same time of the entire Carpathian Mountains is the Tatras with the highest mountain Gerlachovský štít ( Gerlsdorferspitze ) at 2655 m above sea level. M.
In the Western Carpathians, it is important to distinguish between the Outer Western Carpathians and the Inner Western Carpathians. For more details see under Carpathians .
The (Outer) Western Carpathians also contain a series of mountains traditionally called the Beskydy Mountains . The Lower Beskydy Mountains (sl: Nízke Beskydy, pl: Beskid Niski) in Eastern Slovakia and Poland are already part of the (Outer) Eastern Carpathians. Almost all the Carpathian Mountains in Poland bear the name Beskydy, but they are also found in the Czech Republic (e.g. Moravskoslezské Beskydy), Slovakia (e.g. Nízke Beskydy) and the Ukraine.
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The Western Carpathians are characterized by a very structured relief (many valleys, etc.), so that they consist of countless small mountains.
The division of the individual mountain ranges is not standardized. There are different information on this in the literature and on various maps, especially for mountains in the Slovak-Polish border region. The affiliation of some mountains on the "inside", that is, on the south side of the Western Carpathians, to the Carpathians is also controversial.
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See also main article: Outline of the Carpathian Mountains
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The Romanians , on the other hand, call the Western Carpathians (Carpaţii Occidentali) the Banat Mountains , the Poiana-Ruscă Mountains and the Apuseni Mountains , which lie on the border with Hungary and Serbia and include the following cities: Oradea , Cluj-Napoca , Beiuș , Ștei , Abrud , Brad , Moldova Veche , Orșova , Bocșa , Reșița and Anina .
See also: Western Romanian Carpathians