Lowlands in Slovakia
A lowland is an area with flat to hilly geo-relief (geo-relief is a set of shapes of the earth's surface - fragmentation of the earth's surface) at an altitude of up to 200 m. a.s.l. In the territory of Slovakia, it is the territory up to 300 m.a.s.l. In countries that do not have access to the sea, the border of the lowlands is usually to 300 m. a.s.l. The relief of the Slovak lowlands is from 94 m above sea level (the basin of the Bodrog river from the Slovak side - the lowest place in Slovakia above sea level) up to 300 meters above sea level.
There are 5 lowlands on the territory of Slovakia. The list also includes the Lower Morava Valley (Dolnomoravský úval) , which can be considered a river plain - it is located in western Slovakia and the southeastern Czech Republic on the lower course of the Morava River. Borská lowland (Borská nížina) is part of the Záhorská lowland (Záhorská nížina).
The largest lowland in Slovakia is Danubian Lowland (Podunajská nížina) with an area of approximately 12,0000 km2.
The second largest lowland is the Eastern Slovak Lowland (Východoslovenská nížina) with an area of approximately 4,000 km2.
The Záhorská lowland (Záhorská nížina) has an area of approximately 1,400 km2.
Lowlands in Slovakia are divided according to the geomorphological division as follows:
Danubian Lowland (Podunajská nížina) divides into the Danubian Hills (Podunajská pahorkatina) and the Danubian Flat (Podunajská rovina).
Eastern Slovak Lowland (Východoslovenská nížina) is divided into the Eastern Slovak Flat (Východoslovenská rovina) and the Eastern Slovak Hills (Východoslovenská pahorkatina).
Záhorská lowland (Záhorská nížina) is divided into Borská lowland (Borská nížina) and Chvojnická pahorkatina (hill-country).
Below is a list of all lowlands on the territory of Slovakia, their parent units and sub-units (child units) according to geomorphological division.
