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The Little Carpathians (also: ''Lesser Carpathians'', (スロバキア語:Malé Karpaty); (ドイツ語:Kleine Karpaten); (ハンガリー語:Kis-Kárpátok)) are a low, about 100 km long, mountain range, part of the Carpathian Mountains. The mountains are situated in Western Slovakia, covering the area from Bratislava to Nové Mesto nad Váhom, and northeastern Austria, where a very small part called Hundsheimer Berge (or Hainburger Berge) is located south of the Devín Gate. The Little Carpathians are bordered by Záhorie Lowland in the west and the Danubian Lowland in the east. In 1976, the Little Carpathians were declared a protected area under the name Little Carpathians Protected Landscape Area, covering 646.1 km². The area is rich in flora and fauna diversity and contains numerous castles, most notably the Bratislava Castle and caves, Driny being the only one open to the public. The three highest mountains are Záruby at , Vysoká at and Vápenná at . == Description == Geomorphologically, the Little Carpathians belong into the Alps-Himalaya System, the Carpathian Mountains sub-system, its province Western Carpathians and its subprovince the Inner Western Carpathians. Little Carpathians are further divided into four parts (from south to north): * ''Devín Carpathians'' ((スロバキア語:Devínske Karpaty)) - in Bratislava * ''Pezinok Carpathians'' ((スロバキア語:Pezinské Karpaty)) - from Bratislava to Buková * ''Brezová Carpathians'' ((スロバキア語:Brezovské Karpaty)) - from Buková to Prašník * ''Čachtice Carpathians'' ((スロバキア語:Čachtické Karpaty)) - from Prašník to Nové Mesto nad Váhom The mountains are densely forested (90% being broad-leaved trees), the southeastern part contains extensive vineyards (e.g. Bratislava, Rača, Pezinok, Modra). Several castles or castle ruins are situated in the Little Carpathians, for example Devín Castle, Čachtice Castle, Červený Kameň Castle, and Smolenice Castle. Geologically, the mountain range is part of the Tatra-Fatra Belt of core mountains There is together eight karst areas in the Little Carpathians: Devín Carpathians karst, Borinka (Pajštún) karst, Cajlan karst, Kuchyňa-orešany karst, Plavecký karst, Smolenice karst, Dobrovodský karst and Čachtice karst. The most important karst forms include caves Deravá, Tmavá skala, Driny, Čachtická cave and caves along the Borinský potok. Driny, a limestone cave, is the only cave open to public. Major streams include Vydrica and Suchý jarok. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Little Carpathians」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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