Geomorphological division of Slovakia

This article gives an overview of the geomorphological division of Slovakia. It is ordered in a hierarchical form, belonging to the Alps-Himalaya System and to the sub-systems of the Carpathian Mountains and of the Pannonian Basin. These subsystems are subsequently divided into provinces, sub-provinces and areas.

Terminology (first Slovak, second English translation(s); see also: [1] (Slovak)):

oblasť = area
systém, sústava = system
(sub)provincia = (sub)province
nížina = lowland (0 - 200/300 m ASL)
vysočina = highland (above 200/300 m ASL)
rovina = flat (altitude difference app. 0 – 30 m)
pahorkatina = hills, downs (altitude difference app. 30 – 100/150 m)
vrchovina = upland, highland (altitude difference app. 100/150 – 300/310 m)
hornatina = highland(s) (altitude difference app. 300/310 – 600/640 m)
veľhornatina = mountains (altitude difference app. above 600/640 m)
planina = app: plain, plateau, tableland

plošina = app: plateau, tableland
zníženina, depresia = depression
panva = basin
kotlina = basin
úval = hollow, depression
brána = gate
tabuľa = plateau, tableland
podhorie = foothills
brázda = furrow
vrchy = hills
pohorie = mountain range, mountain chain

Geomorphological division of Slovakia, with Slovak names

Carpathian Mountains (Slovak: Karpaty) (sub-system)

Western Carpathians (Západné Karpaty) (province)

Inner Western Carpathians (Vnútorné Západné Karpaty) (sub-province)

Slovak Ore Mountains (Slovenské rudohorie) (area)

Vepor Mountains (Veporské vrchy)
Spiš-Gemer Karst (Spišsko-gemerský kras)
Stolica Mountains (Stolické vrchy)
Revúca Highlands (Revúcka vrchovina)
Volovec Mountains (Volovské vrchy)
Black Mountain, Slovakia (Čierna hora)
Rožňava Basin (Rožňavská kotlina)
Slovak Karst (Slovenský kras) and Aggtelek Karst (Hungarian: Aggteleki-karszt; lies in northern Hungary)

Matransko-slanská oblasť (Matra-Slanec Area)

Outer Western Carpathians (Vonkajšie Západné Karpaty) (sub-province)

Slovak-Moravian Carpathians (Slovensko-moravské Karpaty) (area)

Západné Beskydy (Western Beskids) (area)

Moravsko-sliezske Beskydy (Moravian-Silesian Beskids)
Turzovská vrchovina
Jablunkovské medzihorie

Stredné Beskydy (Central Beskids) (area)

Východné Beskydy ("Eastern Beskids") (area)

Podhôľno-magurská oblasť (Podhale-Magura Area)

Eastern Carpathians (Východné Karpaty) (province)

Inner Eastern Carpathians (Vnútorné Východné Karpaty) (sub-province)

Vihorlatsko-gutínska oblasť (Vihorlat-Gutín Area)

Vihorlat Mountains (Vihorlatské vrchy)

Outer Eastern Carpathians (Vonkajšie Východné Karpaty) (sub-province)

Poloniny Mountains (area)

Bukovské vrchy (Bukovec Mountains)

Nízke Beskydy (Low Beskids) (area)

Busov
Ondavská vrchovina (Ondava Highlands)
Laborecká vrchovina (Laborec Highlands)
Beskydské predhorie (Beskidian Piedmont)

Pannonian Basin (Panónska panva) (sub-system)

Západopanónska panva (West Pannonian Basin)(province)

Vienna Basin (Viedenská kotlina) (sub-province)

Záhorská nížina (Záhorie Lowland) (area)

Juhomoravská panva (South Moravian Basin) (area)

Dolnomoravský úval

Malá dunajská kotlina (Little Hungarian Plain) (sub-province)

Podunajská nížina (Danubian Lowland) (area)

Podunajská pahorkatina (Danubian Hills)
Podunajská rovina (Danubian Flat)

Východopanónska panva (Eastern Pannonian Basin) (province)

Veľká dunajská kotlina (Great Hungarian Plain) (sub-province)

Východoslovenská nížina (Eastern Slovak Lowland) (area)

Východoslovenská pahorkatina (Eastern Slovak Hills)
Východoslovenská rovina (Eastern Slovak Flat)

Literature

Mazúr E., Lukniš M., Balatka B., Loučková J., Sládek J. (1986). Geomorfologické členenie SSR a ČSSR. Mapa mierky 1:500 000, Slovenská kartografia, SUGK, Bratislava.