Region Nitra
The capital of the region is city Nitra, according to the population the sixth largest city in Slovakia. Region Nitra has area 6,343.73 km2. Nitra Region borders on Region Trnava (Trnavský kraj) in the west, Region Trenčín (Trenčiansky kraj) in the north and Region Banska Bystrica (Banskobystrický kraj) in the east.The Region’s relief topography predominately consists of plains and lowlands broken by mountainous areas. The Tríbeč Mountains stretch along the north of the region, while the northeast is bordered by the Štiavnica Mountains (Štiavnické vrchy) and part of the Pohronský Inovec mountains. The largest part of the south-east and southern part of the region is covered by quality agricultural land of the Danubian Lowland (Podunajská nížina) with part of Rye Island (Žitný ostrov). Rye Island (Žitný ostrov) is the largest river island in Europe with rich groundwater reserves created between the main flows of the Danube river and the Little Danube (arm of Danube river).