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Transdanubian Mountains
Badacsony, an isolated mountain in the range. In ancient times, it was an active volcano
Location	Komárom-Esztergom, Fejér, Veszprém, Zala, Pest counties, Hungary
Territory	7,000 km
Highest point	Pilis, 757 m
Lowest point	Danube river
Terrain	Lower mountains and hills

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 Mid-Mountains, Hungarian: Dunántúli-középhegység) are a mountain range in Hungary covering about 7000 km. Its highest peak is the Pilis, with a height of 757 m (2,484 ft).

Parts of the mountains

• Bakony
  • Southern Bakony
  • Northern Bakony
    • Keszthely Plateau
    • Tapolca Basin
    • Balaton Uplands
      • Bakonyalja
      • Sokoró Hills
• Vértes Mountains
  • Vértesalja (Bársonyos)
• Velence Hills
• Dunazug Mountains
  • Gerecse Mountains
  • Buda Hills
  • Pilis Mountains

Visegrád Mountains are often considered a part of it for geopolitical reasons, but geographically they are part of the North Hungarian Mountains.

Gallery

References

1. Gábor Gercsák (2002). "Hungarian geographical names in English language publications" (PDF). Studia Cartologica. Eötvös Loránd University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
2. Gábor Gercsák (2005). "Magyar tájnevek angol fordítása" (PDF). Fasciculi Linguistici / Series Lexicographica (in Hungarian). Eötvös Loránd University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.

Sources

• https://www.arcanum.hu/hu
• http://www.karpat-medence.hu (In Hungarian)

See also

• Transdanubia
• Geography of Hungary
• Pannonian island mountains

v t e Geographical regions of Hungary
West-Hungarian Borderland	Alpokalja Kőszeg Mountains Sopron Mountains Vas Hills Balfi Hills
Little Hungarian Plain	Hanság Fertőzug Neusiedl Basin Rábaköz Szigetköz Marcal Basin Moson Plain Komárom-Esztergom Plain
Transdanubia	Baranya Zala Hills Inner Somogy Outer Somogy Zselic Völgység Szekszárd Hills Baranya Hills Villány Mountains
Transdanubian Mountains	Keszthely Mountains Tapolca Basin Balaton Uplands Bakony Bakonyalja Sokoró Vértesalja Velence Hills Gerecse Mountains Buda Hills Pilis Mountains Visegrád Mountains Vértes Mountains
Transdanubian Hills	Mecsek Outer Somogy Inner Somogy Tolna-Baranya Hills Balaton Basin
North Hungarian Mountains	Börzsöny Cserhát Mátra Mátralába Bükk Zemplén Mountains
Great Hungarian Plain	Bácska Bánát Mezőföld Sárrét Sárköz Drávamellék Kunság (Kiskunság, Nagykunság) Jászság Pest Plain Heves Plain Borsodi-Mezőség Bodrogköz Tiszahát Szatmár Plain Maros-Körös köze Körös-vidék Hortobágy Hajdúság Nyírség Tiszántúl Tiszazug

47°15′00″N 17°50′00″E / 47.25°N 17.8333°E / 47.25; 17.8333

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