ÄŒergov
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Čergov
The Čergov ( obsolete name Čerchov ) is a mountain range in the north-eastern Slovakia. A small portion is located on Polish territory ( Gory Czerchowskie ).
The mountain is part of the Outer Western Carpathians and is counted within these to the Beskids, and it according to the different nomenclature in Poland West, is attributed to the Bieszczady in Slovakia the.
The Čergov is limited
- In the north of the Beskid Sądecki ( Sądecki Beskydy ) and the hill country Ľubovnianska Highlands,
- To the east by mountains Ondavská Highlands,
- The south and west by the medzihorie Bergland Spišsko - Šarišské.
It has an area of about 30 x 20 km. The main ridge runs from northwest to southeast. The highest peak is the Minčol ( 1157 m N.M. ).
The Čergov is dominated by dense deciduous forests, with beech and sycamore. Characteristically, many comb through grazing sections with a width of 50 - 100 meters unwooded.
The relative remoteness of the region favored the partial preservation of folk culture and architecture.
Significant elevations
- Minčol ( 1157 m N.M. )
- Velka Javorina ( 1098 m N.M. )
- Lysa ( 1068 m N.M. )
- Dvoriská ( 1057 m N.M. )
Some localities in the surroundings
Attractions
- Wooden churches in Hervartov ( 1596), Krivé (1826 ) and in Lukov ( 1708)
- Hanigovský hrad castle ruins
- Mountains in Europe
- Mountains in Slovakia
- Carpathians