Gerecse Mountains

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| country = Hungary

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| region_type = County

| region = Komárom-Esztergom County

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| geology = chalk, limestone

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| orogeny = Transdanubian Mountains

| area_km2 = 850

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| highest = Nagy-Gerecse

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| elevation_m = 634

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File:Transdanubian Medium Mountains map.png

Scheme of principal mountain ranges in Transdanubian Mountains and adjacent regions

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Gerecse is a mountain range in northwestern Hungary{{clarify|date=November 2011}} that belongs to the Transdanubian Mountains.

Geography

The range lies in the Central Transdanubian region and connects Vértes Hills with Pilis Mountains in Komárom-Esztergom County, between the town of Tatabánya and the Danube River. Gerecse occupies an area of 850 km² (20,300 ha). The highest point is Nagy-Gerecse at 634 m.{{cite web|title=Gerecse mountains |publisher=HungarianBirdwatching.com |year=2004 |url=http://www.hungarianbirdwatching.com/15area.htm |accessdate=2010-11-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712231522/http://www.hungarianbirdwatching.com/15area.htm |archivedate=2011-07-12 }} The main rock is limestone and chalk.

Biology

Deciduous oak forests cover the lower slopes, with submontane species of Quercus, Carpinus, Fagus, and at higher altitudes karst scrub. The area is 70% forest, 5% scrubland, 10% grassland, and 15% artificial landscapes. Yearly sunshine duration is around 1,980 hours. The average annual temperature above the height of 350 meters is 9.5 C (in January -2,8 C). The average annual precipitation is 640 millimeters.

Gallery

Image:Farkasvölgy.jpg|Farkasvölgy (Wolf-valley)

Image:Forest in Gerecse Mountains.jpg|Forest in the Gerecse

Image:Pusztamaróti csata emlékműve.JPG|The monument of the Battle of Pusztamarót, 1526

Image:Gerecse pelifoldszentkeresztnel.JPG|Gerecse near Péliföldszentkereszt

File:Gerecse Mountains.jpg

References

External links

http://www.kektura.click.hu/keret.cgi?/OKT/szovegek/angol/tour_05.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191409/http://www.kektura.click.hu/keret.cgi?%2FOKT%2Fszovegek%2Fangol%2Ftour_05.htm |date=2016-03-03 }}
[http://www.gerecse.lap.hu gerecse.lap.hu] {{in lang|hu}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090218010202/http://mme-komarom.hu/gerecse.htm Gerecse] {{in lang|hu}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070618184030/http://www.fsz.bme.hu/mtsz/barlang/4TINFO/mo/gerecse.htm Gerecse barlangjai] {{in lang|hu}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090123231942/http://www.foek.hu/zsibongo/termve/tk/gerecse.htm Gerecsei Tájvédelmi Körzet] {{in lang|hu}}

Category:Transdanubian Mountains

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