Alpokalja (English "feet of the Alps") is a geographic region in Western
HungaryHungary , in English officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Its capital is Budapest. Hungary is a member of OECD, NATO, EU, V4 and is a Schengen state...
, which is part of the
AlpsThe Alps are one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west....
. Its highest point in Hungary is
Írott-kőÍrott-kő or Geschriebenstein is the highest mountain of the Kőszeg Mountains range, located on the border between Austria and Hungary. Its height is 884 m according to Austrian sources, whereas Hungarian references mostly mention 883 m. It is the highest mountain of Western Hungary .Its former...
, with 882 metres. Although there are several lower mountains, the majority of the territory is hilly, as the name refers.
FirFirs are a genus of between 48-55 species of evergreen conifers in the family Pinaceae. All are trees, reaching heights of 10-80 m tall and trunk diameters of 0.5-4 m when mature...
forests are characteristic to the region.
Alpokalja contains two major, but not very extensive mountain range: the
Kőszeg MountainsKőszeg Mountains is a mountain range in the Alpokalja area. The territory of the range is shared between Austria and Hungary. Its highest point is the Írott-kő with a height of 883 metres.- See also :* Geography of Hungary...
and the
Sopron MountainsThe Sopron Mountains is a mountain range, the eastward extension of the Eastern Alps. It is part of the Alpokalja area of Hungary and also of the Burgenland. It is located close to the city of Sopron . Its highest point is the Brentenriegel with 606 metres.- See also :* Geography of Hungary*...
.
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Alpokalja (English "feet of the Alps") is a geographic region in Western
HungaryHungary , in English officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Its capital is Budapest. Hungary is a member of OECD, NATO, EU, V4 and is a Schengen state...
, which is part of the
AlpsThe Alps are one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west....
. Its highest point in Hungary is
Írott-kőÍrott-kő or Geschriebenstein is the highest mountain of the Kőszeg Mountains range, located on the border between Austria and Hungary. Its height is 884 m according to Austrian sources, whereas Hungarian references mostly mention 883 m. It is the highest mountain of Western Hungary .Its former...
, with 882 metres. Although there are several lower mountains, the majority of the territory is hilly, as the name refers.
FirFirs are a genus of between 48-55 species of evergreen conifers in the family Pinaceae. All are trees, reaching heights of 10-80 m tall and trunk diameters of 0.5-4 m when mature...
forests are characteristic to the region.
Alpokalja contains two major, but not very extensive mountain range: the
Kőszeg MountainsKőszeg Mountains is a mountain range in the Alpokalja area. The territory of the range is shared between Austria and Hungary. Its highest point is the Írott-kő with a height of 883 metres.- See also :* Geography of Hungary...
and the
Sopron MountainsThe Sopron Mountains is a mountain range, the eastward extension of the Eastern Alps. It is part of the Alpokalja area of Hungary and also of the Burgenland. It is located close to the city of Sopron . Its highest point is the Brentenriegel with 606 metres.- See also :* Geography of Hungary*...
. Vas Hills and Balfi Hills are also considered part of the territory.
See also
- Geography of Hungary
With a land area of 93,030 square kilometers, Hungary is a country in Central Europe. It measures about 250 kilometers from north to south and 524 kilometers from east to west...
- Little Alföld