Eastern Slovak Lowland
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Great Hungarian Plain
The Great Hungarian Plain is a plain occupying the southern and eastern part of Hungary, some parts of the Eastern Slovak Lowland, southwestern Ukraine, the Transcarpathian Lowland , western Romania , northern Serbia , and eastern Croatia...
(Slovak: Veľká dunajská kotlina) situated in Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
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In terms of geomorphology
Geomorphology
Geomorphology is the scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them...
, it forms one unit together with the Tisza Lowland (Tiszamenti síkság) in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, the Transcarpathian Lowland (Zakarpats'ka nyzovyna) in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
and the plain Câmpia Someşului in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
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It consists of the following two parts:
- Eastern Slovak HillsEastern Slovak HillsThe East Slovak Hills , also translated as Eastern Slovak Upland, is the higher, mountain-like part of the Eastern Slovak Lowland....
(also translated as Eastern Slovak Upland) in the west and the north - Eastern Slovak FlatEastern Slovak FlatThe East Slovak Flat , also translated as Eastern Slovak Plain, is the lower, flat part of the Eastern Slovak Lowland.Important towns: Trebišov, Michalovce, Veľké Kapušany, Kráľovský Chlmec, SobranceDivision:...
(also translated as Eastern Slovak Plain) in the middle, east and south