Vtáčnik Mountains

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Vtáčnik Mountains
Mount Žarnov
Highest point
Peak	Vtáčnik (1,346 m)
Naming
Native name	Pohorie Vtáčnik (Slovak)
Geography
Vtáčnik in Slovakia (gray)
Country	Slovakia
Regions	Trenčín and Banská Bystrica
Districts	Prievidza, Partizánske, Žarnovica and Žiar nad Hronom
Geomorphological units	Vysoký Vtáčnik, Nízky Vtáčnik, Župkovská brázda and Raj
Range coordinates	48°35′N 18°35′E / 48.583°N 18.583°E / 48.583; 18.583
Parent range	Slovak Central Mountains
Borders on	Strážov Mountains, Žiar, Kremnica Mountains, Tribeč and Štiavnica Mountains

The Vtáčnik Mountains (Slovak: Pohorie Vtáčnik) are a mountain range in central Slovakia,^[1] which forms part of the Slovak Central Mountains (Slovenské stredohorie) within the Inner Western Carpathians.

It is bordered in the west, north and northeast by the upper Nitra basin, Strážov Mountains and Žiar, in the east by the Kremnica Mountains and Žiar basin, and in the south by Tribeč and the Štiavnica Mountains.

It is divided further into these geomorphological units:

1. Vysoký Vtáčnik ("High Vtáčnik")
2. Nízky Vtáčnik ("Low Vtáčnik")
3. Župkovská brázda ("Župkov Furrow")
4. Raj ("Paradise Mountains")

The four highest mountains are: Vtáčnik (1,346 m), Biela skala (1,136 m), Buchlov (1,040 m), and Žiar (845 m).

Some of the towns or villages around or in Vtáčnik include: Prievidza, Nováky, Handlová, Prochot, Lehota pod Vtáčnikom, and Veľké Pole.

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