The Strážov Mountains ( Slovak : Strážovské vrchy , pronounced [ˈstraːʐɔwske ˈʋr̩xi] ) are a mountain range in northwestern Slovakia , being part of Inner Western Carpathians , and of the Fatra-Tatra Area . They are situated between the towns of Trenčín , Považská Bystrica , Rajec , Prievidza and Bánovce nad Bebravou , bordering White Carpathians and the Váh river in the northwest and west, Javorníky in the north, Malá Fatra in the east, Vtáčnik and Nitra river in the south and Považský Inovec in the southwest. The highest mountain is Strážov (1,213 m AMSL)
8-485: The Strážov Mountains and Súľov Mountains are protected by the Strážov Mountains Protected Landscape Area since 1989. The Súľov Rocks in the northwest have been designated as a nature reserve. Many thermal springs can be found here, inspiring the establishment of many spa centres in the region, for example Trenčianske Teplice or Rajecké Teplice . According to geomorphological division,
16-477: A frontal element of Fatric unit incorporated into Klippen Belt strike-slip zone. 48°55′N 18°30′E / 48.917°N 18.500°E / 48.917; 18.500 Str%C3%A1%C5%BEov Mountains Protected Landscape Area Strážov Mountains Protected Landscape Area ( Slovak : Chránená krajinná oblasť Strážovské vrchy ) is one of the 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia . The Landscape Area
24-576: Is Strážov Mountain at 1,213 m (3,980 ft). The Protected Landscape Area was established on 27 January 1989. Protected areas declared before include the national nature reserves of Súľov Rocks (declared in 1973) and Strážov (1981) and the nature reserve of Kostolecká tiesňava Ravine (1970). The highest mountains in the Strážov Mountains are Strážov at 1,213.3 m (3,981 ft), Sokolie at 1,032 m (3,386 ft) and Vápeč at 956 m (3,136 ft). The highest mountains in
32-574: Is overlapped by the Triassic to Lower Cretaceous ( Albian ) deposits. Two largescale nappe units are overlying the basement and its sedimentary cover. The lower Fatric Unit composed of Lower Triassic to Cenomanian sediments of two types, the Zliechov succession , distinguished by deep marine Jurassic facies and the Belá succession with the shallow marine facies deposited in the same time. Uppermost nappe unit of
40-630: Is situated in the Strážov Mountains and the Súľov Mountains , part of the Western Carpathians , in western Slovakia. It is situated in the Bytča , Ilava , Považská Bystrica , Prievidza , Púchov , and Žilina districts. The area protects 293.66 km (113.38 sq mi), of which 78% are covered with forests, 19% with farmland and 3% with built-up and water areas. The highest point
48-702: The Súľov Mountains are Veľký Manín at 890 m (2,920 ft) and Žibrid at 867 m (2,844 ft). Str%C3%A1%C5%BEov (Slovakia) Strážov ( pronounced [ˈstraːʐɔw] ), at 1,213 m (3,980 ft), is the highest mountain in the Strážov Mountains , part of the Inner Western Carpathians , in Trenčín and Žilina Regions, Slovakia . The mountain is protected by National Nature Reserve Strážov, which belongs to Strážov Mountains Protected Landscape Area . The National Nature Reserve
56-677: The mountain range is divided into: The Strážovské vrchy Mts. are one of the largest mountain ranges in the Fatra-Tatra Area of Slovakia. Whole mountain range is a Miocene horst that modifies older Mesozoic nappe structure. Oldest rock form the crystalline core which is eccentrically situated at the southern periphery of the mountain range in two massifs denoted the Suchý and the Malá Magura massifs. Massifs are composed of migmatites , gneisses , amphibolites and granitoid rocks. Crystalline core
64-663: The nappe structure is called the Hronic unit , with the Carboniferous - Permian extensive volcanosedimentary succession ( Ipoltica Group ) and Triassic, less often Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous limestones and dolomites (the Čierny Váh, Biely Váh and Bebrava successions). In the NW portion of the mountain range the boundary with the Pieniny Klippen Belt consists of the Manin unit that is probably
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