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Transdanubian Mountains within physical subdivisions of Hungary Map of the Transdanubian Mountains. The Transdanubian Mountains (sometimes also referred to as Bakony Forest, Dunántúl Highlands, Highlands of Dunántúl, Highlands of Transdanubia, Mountains of Dunántúl, Mountains of Transdanubia, Transdanubian Central Range, Transdanubian Hills, Transdanubian Midmountains or Transdanubian ...
The ever changing border ran along the Transdanubian Mountains and the southern shore of the Lake Balaton. The dangerous border was guarded by frontier-fortresses (végvár), the most important of which were Győr and Nagykanizsa. The Asian-style Ottoman rule and the constant war had devastating effects: dozens of villages were destroyed, the ...
The Transdanubian or the Bakony Belt principal tectonic unit called the Transdanubicum occurs in the Transdanubian Mountains (Bakony, Gerecse, Vértes, and Buda Mountains). It consists of the low grade metamorphic Paleozoic and Mesozoic rock and Cenozoic sedimentary cover. [10]
Transdanubian may refer to: relative term, designating someone or something related to any region beyond the Danube river (lat. trans- / beyond, over), depending on a point of observation Transdanubian Bulgaria , historical designation for regions under former Bulgarian rule to the north from the Danube river
[1] [2] It forms the largest part of the Transdanubian Mountains. It is located north of Lake Balaton and lies almost entirely in Veszprém county. The Bakony is divided into the Northern and Southern Bakony through the Várpalota-Veszprém-Ajka-Devecser line. (706 m) high Kőris-hegy in the Northern Bakony is the highest peak of the range.
Dunazug Mountains (Hu: Dunazug hegyvidék) is a part of Transdanubian Mountains in Hungary. It is the easternmost part of the mountains that connects it to the Danube Bend and the capital. The name itself also comes from the river (in Hungarian Duna), while zug means recess, corner. The highest peak is Pilis-tető, about 750 metres,
Pilis Mountains is a mountainous region in the Transdanubian Mountains. [1] Its highest peak is Pilis-tető at 756 meters (2,480 ft). It is a popular hiking destination in Hungary. [2] [3] It is the direct southern neighbour of the Visegrád Mountains which are based on volcanic rocks while Pilis is sedimentary.
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 . Geography