
The Stolica Mountains (
Slovak: ''Stolické vrchy'') is a mountain range in Slovakia, the highest part of the
Slovak Ore Mountains
The Slovak Ore Mountains ( sk, Slovenské rudohorie , hu, Gömör–Szepesi-érchegység, german: Slowakisches Erzgebirge or Zips-Gemer-Erzgebirge) are an extensive mountain range within the Carpathian Mountains, located mostly in Slovakia's S ...
of the
Inner Western Carpathians
Divisions of the Carpathians are a categorization of the Carpathian mountains system.
Below is a detailed overview of the major subdivisions and ranges of the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of a bigger Alps-Himalaya Sy ...
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The Stolica Mountains are divided into four distinct morphological sub-assemblies:
* Stolica
* Tŕstie
* Klenovské vrchy
* Málinské vrchy
The highest point of the Stolica Mountains is Stolica (1,476 metres above sea level). The northern slopes of the Stolica is the source of the
Sajó
The Sajó ( , Hungarian) or Slaná ( Slovak) is a river in Slovakia and Hungary.
Its length is 229 km, of which 110 km is in Slovakia. Its source is in the Stolica Mountains range of the Slovak Ore Mountains. It flows through the ...
River. The entire range is next to the
Muránska planina National Park
Muránska planina National Park ( sk, Národný park Muránska planina) is one of the youngest national parks in Slovakia. The core area measures 21,318 ha and the protective belt 21,698 ha. It includes 14 smaller protected territories. The headq ...
and the
Slovak Paradise National Park
Slovak Paradise National Park ( sk, Národný park Slovenský raj) is one of the nine national parks in Slovakia, situated in East Slovakia. The National Park protects the area of the Slovak Paradise mountain range, which is located in the north ...
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Mountain ranges of Slovakia
Mountain ranges of the Western Carpathians