Alpokalja

Alpokalja

The city of Sopron is located in the range
Location	Western Hungary
Territory	?
Highest point	Írott-kő, 882 m
Terrain	mountainous

Location of Alpokalja (in red) within physical subdivisions of Hungary

Alpokalja (English "feet of the Alps") is a geographic region in Western Hungary. Its highest point in Hungary is Írott-kő, with 882 metres. Although there are several lower mountains, the majority of the territory is hilly. Fir forests are characteristic to the region.

Alpokalja contains two major, but not very extensive mountain range: the Kőszeg Mountains and the Sopron Mountains. The Vas Hills and Balfi Hills are also considered part of the territory.

West-Hungarian Borderland	Alpokalja Kőszeg Mountains Sopron Mountains Vas Hills Balfi Hills

Little Hungarian Plain	Hanság Fertőzug Neusiedl Basin Rábaköz Szigetköz Marcali 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 Mountains
Gerecse Mountains
Buda Mountains
Pilis Mountains
Visegrád Mountains
Vértes Mountains

Transdanubian Hills

Mecsek
Outer Somogy
Inner Somogy
Tolna-Baranya Hills
Balaton Basin

North Hungarian
Mountains

Great Hungarian Plain

Bácska
Bánát
Mezőföld
Sárrét
Sárköz
Drávamellék
Kunság
Kiskunság
Jászság
Pest Plain
Heves Plain
Borsodi-Mezőség
Bodrogköz
Tiszahát
Szatmár Plain
Maros-Körös köze
Körös-vidék
Nagykunság
Hortobágy
Hajdúság
Nyírség
Tiszántúl

Coordinates: 47°22′N 16°32′E / 47.367°N 16.533°E / 47.367; 16.533

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Alpokalja

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