South-Moravian Carpathians

View of Děvičky Castle, Pálava, Czech Republic

Highest point
Peak| Děvín
Elevation| 549 m (1,801 ft)
Coordinates| 48°52′10″N 16°38′59″E﻿ / ﻿48.86944°N 16.64972°E﻿ / 48.86944; 16.64972
Naming
Native name|

* Jihomoravské Karpaty (Czech)
* Österreichisch-Südmährische Karpaten (German)

Geography

South-Moravian Carpathians (marked in red) within the Outer Western Carpathians

Countries| Czech Republic and Austria
Regions| Moravia and Lower Austria
Parent range| Outer Western Carpathians

The South-Moravian Carpathians (Czech: Jihomoravské Karpaty), also called Austrian - South-Moravian Carpathians (German: Österreichisch-Südmährische Karpaten) are a mountain range of the Outer Western Carpathians along the border of the Czech Republic and Austria.

Geologically, this range forms the southwestern outskirts of the Western Carpathians, separated from the Central Moravian Carpathians in the northeast by lower foothills and the Thaya Valley at Přítluky. In the south the hilly region stretches down to the Danube River near Stockerau, separating it from the Alpine Vienna Woods in the south.

## Subdivision

[edit]

The South-Moravian Carpathians consist of:

* Mikulov Highlands (Czech: Mikulovská vrchovina) in Moravia, much of which is contained within the Pálava Protected Landscape Area
* Lower Austrian Inselberg Threshold (German: Niederösterreichische Inselbergschwelle) in the Weinviertel region of Lower Austria.

According to Austrian geography, both subranges made of lime and marlstone form a geological entity called Waschbergzone, which is considered part of the Carpathian Foreland.

* Dyje-Svratka Vale (German: Thaya-Schwarza Thalsenke, Czech: Dyjsko-svratecký úval) .

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jihomoravské Karpaty.

* v
* t
* e

Divisions, Groups, and Ranges of the Carpathian Mountains

Western Carpathians|

| Inner Western|

* Slovak Ore Mountains
* Fatra-Tatra Area
* Slovak Central Mountains
* Lučenec-Košice Depression
* Mátra-Slanec Area and North Hungarian Mountains

|

Outer Western|

* South-Moravian Carpathians
* Central Moravian Carpathians
* Slovak-Moravian Carpathians
* Western Beskidian Piedmont
* Western Beskids (Eastern section, Central section)
* Podhale-Magura Area

Eastern Carpathians|

| Inner Eastern|

* Vihorlat-Gutin Area
* Bistrița Mountains
* Căliman-Harghita Mountains
* Giurgeu-Brașov Depression

|

Outer Eastern|

* Central Beskidian Piedmont
* Central Beskids
* Eastern Beskids (Polonynian Beskids)
* Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians

Southern Carpathians|

* Bucegi Mountains
* Făgăraș Mountains group
* Parâng Mountains group
* Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group

Western Romanian Carpathians|

* Apuseni Mountains
* Poiana Ruscă Mountains
* Banat Mountains

Serbian Carpathians|

* Homolje Mountains
* Kučaj Mountains
* Devica
* Rtanj
* Deli Jovan

Adjacent regions|

* Transylvanian Plateau (Transylvanian Plain)
* Outer Subcarpathian depressions

Grouping by country|

* Hungarian Carpathians
* Polish Carpathians
* Romanian Carpathians
* Serbian Carpathians
* Slovak Carpathians
* Ukrainian Carpathians

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template