Geomorphology of Slovakia

Geomorphology - geomorphological division of Slovakia

Geomorphology is the science of the origin, character and meaning of the georelief forms (solid earth surface forms). It is considered to be part of geographic sciences, geological sciences or as a separate geo-science discipline. From the point of view of geomorphology, the territory of Slovakia is part of the Alpine-Himalayan system (Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt). Below is the geomorphological division of Slovakia according to the work of Dušan Kočický and Boris Ivanič from year 2011, processed according to the work of E. Mazúr and M. Lukniš from year 1986. The geomorphological units (areas) are grouped according to the hierarchical geomorphological division of the Earth's surface: System -> Sub-system -> Province -> Sub-province -> Area (region) -> Whole -> Sub-whole -> Part.

1. System -> is the top level unit in a hierarchical geomorphologic classification
2. Subsystem -> is a second level unit
3. Province -> third-level unit
4. Sub-province -> fourth-level unit
5. Area (region) -> fifth level unit
6. Whole -> is a sixth level unit in a hierarchical geomorphological classification, this level is being most frequently used for geographical names in Slovakia, e.g. mountains
7. Sub-area -> unit of the seventh level
8. Part -> unit of the eighth level in the hierarchical geomorphological division

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Alpine-Himalayan system and sub-systems

System - the highest level unit in the hierarchical geomorphological division
Subsystem - 2nd level unit

From the point of view of Geomorphology, the territory of Slovakia is part of the Alpine-Himalayan system. The Alpine-Himalayan system is an extensive geomorphological unit (system of mountains and depressions) that includes the Alps, Carpathians, Crimean Mountains, Caucasus, Pamir Mountains, Tian Shan and Himalayas. Alpine-Himalayan system is divided in Europe into the following sub-systems: Basin of river Guadalquivir, Andalusian mountains (Baetic Cordillera), Basin of River Ebro, Pyrenees and Basque-Cantobric Mountains, Sicily, Apennines, Po Valley (Padan Plain), Alps, Pannonian Basin, Carpathians, Dinaric mountains, lbania-Greek Mountains (Helenids), Thracian-Macedonian Mountains, The islands of Greece, Thracian Depression, Balkan mountain range (Old Plain), Lower Danube Lowland, Crimean Mountains and Kerch Peninsula, and Greater Caucasus.

Geomorphology of Slovakia - Alpine-Himalayan system and sub-systems

Subsystem	Parent unit - System	Child units - provinces
Carpathians (Karpaty)	System: Alpine-Himalayan system	East Carpathians (Východné Karpaty) (Province), West Carpathians (Západné Karpaty) (Province)
Pannonian Basin	System: Alpine-Himalayan system	East Pannonian Basin (Province), West Pannonian Basin (Province)

Subsystems, provinces and subprovinces on the territory of Slovakia

Subsystem - unit of the 2nd level, the superior unit is System - the unit of the highest level
Province - 3rd level unit
Subprovince - 4th level unit

Geomorphology of Slovakia- subsystems, provinces and subprovinces

Nr./Map	Province	Parent unit - Subsystem	Child units - sub-provinces
1.	West Carpathians (Západné Karpaty)	Sub-system: Carpathians (Karpaty)	Inner West Carpathians (Vnútorné Západné Karpaty) (Sub-province), Outer West Carpathians (Vonkajšie Západné Karpaty) (Sub-province)
2.	East Carpathians (Východné Karpaty)	Sub-system: Carpathians (Karpaty)	Inner East Carpathians (Vnútorné Východné Karpaty) (Sub-province), Outer East Carpathians (Vonkajšie Východné Karpaty) (Sub-province)
3.	West Pannonian Basin	Sub-system: Pannonian Basin	Little Danubian Plain (Malá dunajská kotlina) (Sub-province), Vienna Basin (Viedenská kotlina) (Sub-province)
4.	East Pannonian Basin	Sub-system: Pannonian Basin	Great Danubian Plain (Veľká dunajská kotlina) (Sub-province)

Nr./Map	Sub-province	Parent unit - Province	Child units - areas
1.	Outer West Carpathians (Vonkajšie Západné Karpaty)	Province: West Carpathians (Západné Karpaty)	Podhôľno-magurská oblasť (Area), Slovak-Moravian Carpathians (Slovensko-moravské Karpaty) (Area), Stredné Beskydy (Area), Východné Beskydy (Area), Západné Beskydy (Area)
2.	Inner West Carpathians (Vnútorné Západné Karpaty)	Province: West Carpathians (Západné Karpaty)	Fatra-Tatra Area (Fatransko-tatranská oblasť) (Area), Lučensko-košická zníženina (Area), Matransko-slanská oblasť (Area), Slovenské rudohorie (Area), Slovenské stredohorie (Area)
3.	Outer East Carpathians (Vonkajšie Východné Karpaty)	Province: East Carpathians (Východné Karpaty)	Nízke Beskydy (Area), Poloniny (Area)
4.	Inner East Carpathians (Vnútorné Východné Karpaty)	Province: East Carpathians (Východné Karpaty)	Vihorlatsko-gutinská oblasť (Area)
5.	Vienna Basin (Viedenská kotlina)	Province: West Pannonian Basin	Záhorská lowland (Záhorská nížina) (Area), Juhomoravská panva (Area)
6.	Little Danubian Plain (Malá dunajská kotlina)	Province: West Pannonian Basin	Danubian Lowland (Podunajská nížina) (Area)
7.	Great Danubian Plain (Veľká dunajská kotlina)	Province: East Pannonian Basin	Eastern Slovak Lowland (Východoslovenská nížina) (Area)

Geomorphological areas on the territory of Slovakia

The area is 5th unit
The superior unit of the area is the Subprovince - 4th level unit
Areas are divided into wholes - units of the 6th level

Geomorphology of Slovakia - geomorphological areas

Nr./Map	Area	Parent unit - Sub-province	Child units - wholes
1.	Fatra-Tatra Area (Fatransko-tatranská oblasť)	Sub-province: Inner West Carpathians (Vnútorné Západné Karpaty)	Branisko (Whole), Choč Mountains (Chočské vrchy) (Whole), Great Fatra (Veľká Fatra) (Whole), Kozie chrbty (Whole), Little Carpathians (Malé Karpaty) (Whole), Little Fatra (Malá Fatra) (Whole), Low Tatras (Nízke Tatry) (Whole), Považský Inovec (Whole), Staré Hory Mountains (Starohorské vrchy) (Whole), Strážov Mountains (Strážovské vrchy) (Whole), Súľov Mountains (Súľovské vrchy) (Whole), Tatras (Tatry) (Whole), Tribeč (Whole), Žiar (Whole), Horehronské podolie (Whole), Hornádska kotlina (Whole), Hornonitrianska kotlina (Whole), Podtatranská kotlina (Whole), Turčianska kotlina (Whole), Žilinská kotlina (Whole)
2.	Juhomoravská panva	Sub-province: Vienna Basin (Viedenská kotlina)	Lower Morava Valley (Dolnomoravský úval) (Whole)
3.	Lučensko-košická zníženina	Sub-province: Inner West Carpathians (Vnútorné Západné Karpaty)	Juhoslovenská kotlina (Whole), Košická kotlina (Whole), Bodvianska pahorkatina (Whole)
4.	Matransko-slanská oblasť	Sub-province: Inner West Carpathians (Vnútorné Západné Karpaty)	Burda (Whole), Cerová Highlands (Cerová vrchovina) (Whole), Slanské Hills (Slanské vrchy) (Whole), Zemplínske vrchy (Whole)
5.	Nízke Beskydy	Sub-province: Outer East Carpathians (Vonkajšie Východné Karpaty)	Beskydské predhorie (Whole), Busov (Whole), Laborec Highlands (Laborecká vrchovina) (Whole), Ondavská Highlands (Ondavská vrchovina) (Whole)
6.	Podhôľno-magurská oblasť	Sub-province: Outer West Carpathians (Vonkajšie Západné Karpaty)	Bachureň (Whole), Levoča Mountains (Levočské vrchy) (Whole), Šarišská vrchovina (Whole), Skorušina Hills (Skorušinské vrchy) (Whole), Spiš Magura (Spišská Magura) (Whole), Spišsko-šarišské medzihorie (Whole), Podtatranská brázda (Whole), Oravská kotlina (Whole)
7.	Danubian Lowland (Podunajská nížina)	Sub-province: Little Danubian Plain (Malá dunajská kotlina)	Danubian Flat (Podunajská rovina) (Whole), Danubian Hills (Podunajská pahorkatina) (Whole)
8.	Poloniny	Sub-province: Outer East Carpathians (Vonkajšie Východné Karpaty)	Bukovec Mountains (Bukovské vrchy) (Whole)
9.	Slovenské rudohorie	Sub-province: Inner West Carpathians (Vnútorné Západné Karpaty)	Black Mountain (Čierna hora) (Whole), Revúcka vrchovina (Whole), Slovak Karst (Slovenský kras) (Whole), Spiš-Gemer Karst (Spišsko-gemerský kras) (Whole), Stolica Mountains (Stolické vrchy) (Whole), Vepor Mountains (Veporské vrchy) (Whole), Volovské vrchy (Volovec Mountains) (Whole), Rožňavská kotlina (Whole)
10.	Slovenské stredohorie	Sub-province: Inner West Carpathians (Vnútorné Západné Karpaty)	Javorie (Whole), Kremnica Mountains (Kremnické vrchy) (Whole), Ostrôžky (Whole), Pohronský Inovec (Whole), Poľana (Whole), Štiavnica Mountains (Štiavnické vrchy) (Whole), Vtacnik Mountains (Vtáčnik) (Whole), Pliešovská kotlina (Whole), Žiarska kotlina (Whole), Zvolenská kotlina (Whole), Krupinská planina (Whole)
11.	Slovak-Moravian Carpathians (Slovensko-moravské Karpaty)	Sub-province: Outer West Carpathians (Vonkajšie Západné Karpaty)	Maple Mountains (Javorníky) (Whole), White Carpathians (Biele Karpaty) (Whole), Považské podolie (Whole), Myjavská pahorkatina (Whole)
12.	Stredné Beskydy	Sub-province: Outer West Carpathians (Vonkajšie Západné Karpaty)	Kysuce Beskids (Kysucké Beskydy) (Whole), Kysuce Highlands (Kysucká vrchovina) (Whole), Orava Beskids (Oravské Beskydy) (Whole), Orava Magura (Oravská Magura) (Whole), Oravská vrchovina (Whole), Podbeskydská vrchovina (Whole), Považské podolie (Whole)
13.	Vihorlatsko-gutinská oblasť	Sub-province: Inner East Carpathians (Vnútorné Východné Karpaty)	Vihorlat Mountains (Vihorlatské vrchy) (Whole)
14.	Východné Beskydy	Sub-province: Outer West Carpathians (Vonkajšie Západné Karpaty)	Čergov (Whole), Ľubovnianska vrchovina (Whole), Pieniny (Whole)
15.	Eastern Slovak Lowland (Východoslovenská nížina)	Sub-province: Great Danubian Plain (Veľká dunajská kotlina)	Eastern Slovak Flat (Východoslovenská rovina) (Whole), Eastern Slovak Hills (Východoslovenská pahorkatina) (Whole)
16.	Záhorská lowland (Záhorská nížina)	Sub-province: Vienna Basin (Viedenská kotlina)	Borská lowland (Borská nížina) (Whole), Chvojnická pahorkatina (Whole)
17.	Západné Beskydy	Sub-province: Outer West Carpathians (Vonkajšie Západné Karpaty)	Jablunkovské medzihorie (Whole), Moravian–Silesian Beskids (Moravsko-sliezske Beskydy) (Whole), Turzovská highlands (Turzovská vrchovina) (Whole)

Geomorphological wholes

List of geomorphological units of the 6th level - geomorphological wholes
The superior unit of the whole is the Area - the 5th level unit.

Geomorphological wholes are divided into sub-wholes (subareas) - 7th level unit
or parts - 8th level units

Nr./Map	Whole	Parent unit - Area	Child units - sub-wholes
1.	White Carpathians (Biele Karpaty)	Area: Slovak-Moravian Carpathians (Slovensko-moravské Karpaty)	Beštiny (Sub-whole), Kobylináč (Sub-whole), Súčanská vrchovina (Sub-whole), Žalostinská vrchovina (Sub-whole), Javorinská hornatina (Sub-whole), Kýčerská hornatina (Sub-whole), Lopenícka hornatina (Sub-whole), Bošácke bradlá (Sub-whole), Vršatské bradlá (Sub-whole)
2.	Maple Mountains (Javorníky)	Area: Slovak-Moravian Carpathians (Slovensko-moravské Karpaty)	Nízke Javorníky (Sub-whole), Vysoké Javorníky (Sub-whole)
5.	Jablunkovské medzihorie	Area: Západné Beskydy
6.	Moravian–Silesian Beskids (Moravsko-sliezske Beskydy)	Area: Západné Beskydy	Zadné hory (Sub-whole)
7.	Turzovská highlands (Turzovská vrchovina)	Area: Západné Beskydy	Predné vrchy (Sub-whole), Zadné vrchy (Sub-whole), Hornokysucké podolie (Sub-whole), Kornická brázda (Sub-whole)
8.	Kysuce Highlands (Kysucká vrchovina)	Area: Stredné Beskydy	Vojenné (Sub-whole), Bystrická brázda (Sub-whole), Krásňanská kotlina (Sub-whole), Kysucké bradlá (Sub-whole)
9.	Kysuce Beskids (Kysucké Beskydy)	Area: Stredné Beskydy	Javorský Beskyd (Sub-whole), Rača (Sub-whole)
10.	Orava Magura (Oravská Magura)	Area: Stredné Beskydy	Budín (Sub-whole), Kubínska hoľa (Sub-whole), Paráč (Sub-whole)
11.	Oravská vrchovina	Area: Stredné Beskydy	Podchočská brázda (Part), Veličnianska kotlina (Part)
12.	Orava Beskids (Oravské Beskydy)	Area: Stredné Beskydy	Babia hora (Sub-whole), Ošust (Sub-whole), Pilsko (Sub-whole), Polhoranská vrchovina (Sub-whole)
14.	Podbeskydská vrchovina	Area: Stredné Beskydy	Lesnianska planina (Part)
15.	Čergov	Area: Východné Beskydy
16.	Ľubovnianska vrchovina	Area: Východné Beskydy
17.	Pieniny	Area: Východné Beskydy
18.	Bachureň	Area: Podhôľno-magurská oblasť
19.	Levoča Mountains (Levočské vrchy)	Area: Podhôľno-magurská oblasť	Levočské planiny (Sub-whole), Levočská vrchovina (Sub-whole), Levočská vysočina (Sub-whole)
22.	Skorušina Hills (Skorušinské vrchy)	Area: Podhôľno-magurská oblasť	Kopec (Sub-whole), Oravická Magura (Sub-whole), Skorušina (Sub-whole)
23.	Spiš Magura (Spišská Magura)	Area: Podhôľno-magurská oblasť	Repisko (Sub-whole), Veterný vrch (Sub-whole)
24.	Spišsko-šarišské medzihorie	Area: Podhôľno-magurská oblasť	Hromovec (Sub-whole), Stráže (Sub-whole), Šarišské podolie (Sub-whole), Jakubianska brázda (Sub-whole), Ľubovnianska kotlina (Sub-whole), Ľubotínska pahorkatina (Sub-whole)
25.	Šarišská vrchovina	Area: Podhôľno-magurská oblasť	Chminianska brázda (Sub-whole), Sedlická brázda (Sub-whole), Širocká brázda (Sub-whole)
26.	Black Mountain (Čierna hora)	Area: Slovenské rudohorie	Bujanovské vrchy (Sub-whole), Hornádske predhorie (Sub-whole), Pokryvy (Sub-whole), Roháčka (Sub-whole), Sopotnické vrchy (Sub-whole)
27.	Revúcka vrchovina	Area: Slovenské rudohorie	Cinobanské predhorie (Sub-whole), Dobšinské predhorie (Sub-whole), Hrádok (Sub-whole), Turecká (Sub-whole), Železnícke predhorie (Sub-whole)
29.	Slovak Karst (Slovenský kras)	Area: Slovenské rudohorie	Jelšavský kras (Sub-whole), Turnianska kotlina (Sub-whole), Dolný vrch (Sub-whole), Horný vrch (Sub-whole), Jasová planina (Sub-whole), Koniarska planina (Sub-whole), Plešivská planina (Sub-whole), Silická planina (Sub-whole), Zádielska planina (Sub-whole)
30.	Spiš-Gemer Karst (Spišsko-gemerský kras)	Area: Slovenské rudohorie	Muráň Plain (Muránska planina) (Sub-whole), Slovak Paradise (Slovenský raj) (Sub-whole)
31.	Stolica Mountains (Stolické vrchy)	Area: Slovenské rudohorie	Klenovské vrchy (Sub-whole), Málinské vrchy (Sub-whole), Stolica (Sub-whole), Tŕstie (Sub-whole)
32.	Vepor Mountains (Veporské vrchy)	Area: Slovenské rudohorie	Balocké vrchy (Sub-whole), Čierťaž (Sub-whole), Fabova hoľa (Sub-whole), Sihlianska planina (Sub-whole)
33.	Volovské vrchy (Volovec Mountains)	Area: Slovenské rudohorie	Havranie vrchy (Sub-whole), Hnilecké vrchy (Sub-whole), Holička (Sub-whole), Knola (Sub-whole), Kojšovská hoľa (Sub-whole), Pipitka (Sub-whole), Zlatý stôl (Sub-whole)
34.	Branisko	Area: Fatra-Tatra Area (Fatransko-tatranská oblasť)	Sľubica (Sub-whole), Smrekovica (Sub-whole)
38.	Choč Mountains (Chočské vrchy)	Area: Fatra-Tatra Area (Fatransko-tatranská oblasť)	Choč (Sub-whole), Prosečné (Sub-whole), Sielnické vrchy (Sub-whole)
39.	Kozie chrbty	Area: Fatra-Tatra Area (Fatransko-tatranská oblasť)	Dúbrava (Sub-whole), Važecký chrbát (Sub-whole)
40.	Little Fatra (Malá Fatra)	Area: Fatra-Tatra Area (Fatransko-tatranská oblasť)	Krivánska Fatra (Sub-whole), Lúčanská Fatra (Sub-whole)
41.	Little Carpathians (Malé Karpaty)	Area: Fatra-Tatra Area (Fatransko-tatranská oblasť)	Brezovské Karpaty (Sub-whole), Čachtické Karpaty (Sub-whole), Devínske Karpaty (Sub-whole), Pezinské Karpaty (Sub-whole)
42.	Low Tatras (Nízke Tatry)	Area: Fatra-Tatra Area (Fatransko-tatranská oblasť)	Ďumbier Tatras (Ďumbierske Tatry) (Sub-whole), Kráľova Hoľa Tatras (Kráľovohoľské Tatry) (Sub-whole)
44.	Považský Inovec	Area: Fatra-Tatra Area (Fatransko-tatranská oblasť)	Inovecké predhorie (Sub-whole), Krahulčie vrchy (Sub-whole), Nízky Inovec (Sub-whole), Vysoký Inovec (Sub-whole)
45.	Staré Hory Mountains (Starohorské vrchy)	Area: Fatra-Tatra Area (Fatransko-tatranská oblasť)
46.	Strážov Mountains (Strážovské vrchy)	Area: Fatra-Tatra Area (Fatransko-tatranská oblasť)	Malá Magura (Sub-whole), Nitrické vrchy (Sub-whole), Trenčianska vrchovina (Sub-whole), Zliechovská hornatina (Sub-whole)
47.	Súľov Mountains (Súľovské vrchy)	Area: Fatra-Tatra Area (Fatransko-tatranská oblasť)	Skalky (Sub-whole), Súľov Rocks (Súľovské skaly) (Sub-whole), Manínska vrchovina (Sub-whole)
48.	Tatras (Tatry)	Area: Fatra-Tatra Area (Fatransko-tatranská oblasť)	East Tatras (Východné Tatry) (Sub-whole), Western Tatras (Západné Tatry) (Sub-whole)
49.	Tribeč	Area: Fatra-Tatra Area (Fatransko-tatranská oblasť)	Jelenec (Sub-whole), Rázdiel (Sub-whole), Veľký Tribeč (Sub-whole), Zobor (Sub-whole), Rázdiel (Sub-whole)
51.	Great Fatra (Veľká Fatra)	Area: Fatra-Tatra Area (Fatransko-tatranská oblasť)	Bralná Fatra (Sub-whole), Hôľna Fatra (Sub-whole), Lysec (Sub-whole), Šiprúň (Sub-whole), Šípska Fatra (Sub-whole), Zvolen (Sub-whole), Revúcke podolie (Sub-whole)
52.	Žiar	Area: Fatra-Tatra Area (Fatransko-tatranská oblasť)	Horeňovo (Sub-whole), Rovne (Sub-whole), Sokol (Sub-whole), Vyšehrad (Sub-whole)
54.	Javorie	Area: Slovenské stredohorie	Podlysecká brázda (Sub-whole), Lomnianska vrchovina (Sub-whole), Javorianska hornatina (Sub-whole)
55.	Kremnica Mountains (Kremnické vrchy)	Area: Slovenské stredohorie	Malachovské predhorie (Sub-whole), Turovské predhorie (Sub-whole), Jastrabská vrchovina (Sub-whole), Kunešovská hornatina (Sub-whole), Flochovský chrbát (Sub-whole)
57.	Ostrôžky	Area: Slovenské stredohorie
59.	Pohronský Inovec	Area: Slovenské stredohorie	Veľký Inovec (Sub-whole), Vojšín (Sub-whole), Lehotská planina (Sub-whole)
60.	Poľana	Area: Slovenské stredohorie	Detvianske predhorie (Sub-whole), Vysoká Poľana (Sub-whole)
61.	Štiavnica Mountains (Štiavnické vrchy)	Area: Slovenské stredohorie	Skalka (Sub-whole), Sitnianska vrchovina (Sub-whole), Hodrušská hornatina (Sub-whole)
62.	Vtacnik Mountains (Vtáčnik)	Area: Slovenské stredohorie	Nízky Vtáčnik (Sub-whole), Raj (Sub-whole), Vysoký Vtáčnik (Sub-whole), Župkovská brázda (Sub-whole)
68.	Burda	Area: Matransko-slanská oblasť	Vyšehradská brána (Sub-whole)
69.	Cerová Highlands (Cerová vrchovina)	Area: Matransko-slanská oblasť	Fiľakovská brázda (Sub-whole), Bučenská vrchovina (Sub-whole), Hajnáčska vrchovina (Sub-whole), Mučínska vrchovina (Sub-whole), Petrovská vrchovina (Sub-whole)
70.	Slanské Hills (Slanské vrchy)	Area: Matransko-slanská oblasť	Bogota (Sub-whole), Makovica (Sub-whole), Milič (Sub-whole), Mošník (Sub-whole), Šimonka (Sub-whole)
71.	Zemplínske vrchy	Area: Matransko-slanská oblasť	Roňavská brána (Sub-whole)
72.	Beskydské predhorie	Area: Nízke Beskydy	Humenské podolie (Sub-whole), Záhradnianska brázda (Sub-whole), Hanušovská pahorkatina (Sub-whole), Mernícka pahorkatina (Sub-whole), Ublianska pahorkatina (Sub-whole)
73.	Busov	Area: Nízke Beskydy
74.	Laborec Highlands (Laborecká vrchovina)	Area: Nízke Beskydy	Medzilaborecká brázda (Part), Mikovská brázda (Part), Papínska brázda (Part), Repejovská brázda (Part)
75.	Ondavská Highlands (Ondavská vrchovina)	Area: Nízke Beskydy	Kurimská brázda (Part), Mirošovská brázda (Part), Raslavická brázda (Part), Stropkovská brázda (Part), Ohradzianska kotlina (Part), Zborovská kotlina (Part)
76.	Bukovec Mountains (Bukovské vrchy)	Area: Poloniny	Bukovce (Sub-whole), Nastaz (Sub-whole)
77.	Vihorlat Mountains (Vihorlatské vrchy)	Area: Vihorlatsko-gutinská oblasť	Humenské vrchy (Sub-whole), Popriečny (Sub-whole), Vihorlat (Sub-whole)