Alpokalja
Sign in to savethumb|right|350px|Location of Alpokalja (in red) within physical subdivisions of Hungary. Alpokalja (English "feet of the Alps") is a mountainous region in western Hungary. Its highest point is Írott-kő at 882 metres above sea level. Although there are several lower mountains, the majority of the territory is hilly. Fir forests are characteristic to the region. Alpokalja contains two major but not very extensive mountain ranges: the Kőszeg Mountains and the Sopron Mountains. The Vas Hills and Balfi Hills are also considered part of the territory.
Key facts
- Landform.name
- Alpokalja
- Landform.image
- Image:Sopron city.jpg
- Landform.caption
- The city of Sopron is located in the range
- Landform.location
- Western Hungary
- Landform.highest_point
- Írott-kő
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Has part
- Sopron Mountains
- Country
- Hungary
- Area
- 851
- Highest point
- Geschriebenstein
- Image
- Unterkohlstätten03.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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- See also
- References
thumb|right|350px|Location of Alpokalja (in red) within physical subdivisions of Hungary. Alpokalja (English "feet of the Alps") is a mountainous region in western Hungary. Its highest point is Írott-kő at 882 metres above sea level. Although there are several lower mountains, the majority of the territory is hilly. Fir forests are characteristic to the region. Alpokalja contains two major but not very extensive mountain ranges: the Kőszeg Mountains and the Sopron Mountains. The Vas Hills and Balfi Hills are also considered part of the territory.
==See also== Geography of Hungary Little Alföld
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alpokalja” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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