The Western Tatras (Západné Tatry) are mountains in the Tatras, part of the Carpathian Mountains, located on the Polish-Slovak borders. The mountains border the High Tatras in the east. In Slovakia, they are partially located in the traditional regions of Liptov and Orava. The highest peak is Bystrá at 2,248 meters in Slovakia. Other notable [...]
The Low Tatras or Low Tatra (Nízke Tatry) is a mountain range in central Slovakia. It is located south of the High Tatras, from which it is separated by the valley of the Váh River. The valley formed by the Hron River is situated south of the Low Tatras range. The ridge runs west-eastwards and [...]
Domaša is a dam situated in the mountains surrounding The Low Beskids, in the north of the town Vranov nad Topľou, in Eastern Slovakia. It was built by blocking the Ondava river course at the village of Veľká Domaša. The villages of Dobrá nad Ondavou, Trepec, Kelča, Valkov, and Petejovce and their environs were flooded. [...]
Slovak Paradise (Slovenský raj) is a mountain range in central Slovakia. It is a part of the Spiš-Gemer Karst, which in turn is a part of the Slovenské rudohorie Mountains, a major subdivision of the Western Carpathians. It is located between the towns of Spišská Nová Ves in the north and Dobšiná in the south. [...]
The High Tatras, with their 11 peaks over 2500 m AMSL, are, together with the Southern Carpathians, the only mountain ranges with an alpine character in the whole 1200 km length of the Carpathian Mountains. The major part and all the highest peaks of the mountains are situated in Slovakia.