Eastern Slovak Hills

The East(ern) Slovak Hills (Slovak: VÃÂ½chodoslovenskÃÂ¡ pahorkatina), also translated as Eastern Slovak Upland, is the higher, mountain-like part of the Eastern Slovak Lowland.

It is a strip of hilly land surrounding the Eastern Slovak Flat along the neighbouring volcanic mountains of the Carpathians. It covers an area of 735 kmÃÂ², and the highest point is DÃÂºbravka at 397 m.

Important towns: MichaÃÂ¾any, Dargov, Vranov nad TopÃÂ¾ou, StrÃÂ¡ÃÂ¾ske, Michalovce.

Division:

PodslanskÃÂ¡ pahorkatina (Sub-Slanec Hills)
Toplianska niva (TopÃÂ¾a River Plain)
VranovskÃÂ¡ pahorkatina (Vranov Hills)
OndavskÃÂ¡ niva (Ondava River Plain)
PozdiÃÂ¡ovskÃÂ½ chrbÃÂ¡t (PozdiÃÂ¡ovce Ridge)
LaboreckÃÂ¡ niva (Laborec River Plain)
PodvihorlatskÃÂ¡ pahorkatina (Sub-Vihorlat Hills)
ZÃÂ¡luÃÂ¾ickÃÂ¡ pahorkatina (ZÃÂ¡luÃÂ¾ica Hills)
PetrovskÃÂ© podhorie (Petrovce Piedmont)

An important recreation area is the ZemplÃÂnska ÃÂ¡ÃÂrava Dam. Alkaline salty springs can be found at the ByÃÂ¡ta health resort. Other springs are at Kuzmice, VeÃÂ¾aty and KazimÃÂr.

The areas is used for agriculture (grain growing, thermophile vegetables, fruits and - near Sobrance Ã¢ÂÂ for vineyards).

Eastern Slovak Hills

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