Branisko (mountain range)

Branisko (mountain range)

Branisko (or Branyiszko) is a mountain range in eastern Slovakia, between the Spiš and Šariš regions. It is a 20 km long, 5 km wide, mountain range in the north-south direction, belonging to the Outer Western Carpathians. The highest hill is Smrekovica (1200 m). [G. Z. Földvary. "Geology of the Carpathian region", World Scientific, 1988ISBN 997150345X]

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