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The Pannonian Basin or Carpathian Basin is a large basin in Central Europe. The basin forms a topographically discrete unit set in the European landscape, surrounded by imposing geographic boundaries that have created a fairly unified cultural area that looks more towards the south and east than to the north and west. The river Danube divides the basin roughly in half. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The term sedimentary basin is used to refer to any geographical feature exhibiting subsidence and consequent infilling by sedimentation. ... Central Europe The Alpine Countries and the Visegrád Group (Political map, 2004) Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. ... This article is about the Danube River. ...

The geomorphological term Pannonian Plain is more widely used for roughly the same region though with a somewhat different sense (meaning only the lowlands). Surface of the Earth Geomorphology is the study of landforms, including their origin and evolution, and the processes that shape them. ... The Pannonian Plain is a large plain in Central Europe that remained when the Pliocene Pannonian Sea (see below) dried out. ...

For the geographical characteristics and history of the region, see: Pannonian Plain

The Pannonian Plain is a large plain in Central Europe that remained when the Pliocene Pannonian Sea (see below) dried out. ...

Terminology

The term Carpathian Basin (named like this because of the long Carpathian border) has been translated from Hungarian literature, while the South Slavic languages (Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian and Macedonian), as well as Slovak and German, use the corresponding terms of Pannonian Basin.^[1] In English, both names can be used. This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Serbian (; ) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs in the Serbian diaspora. ...

In Hungarian, the basin is known as Kárpát-medence, in Serbian and Croatian as Panonski basen, Панонски басен, in Slovak as Panónska kotlina, in Slovenian as Panonska kotlina and in German as Pannonisches Becken. Serbian (; ) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs in the Serbian diaspora. ...

In the English language Pannonian Basin or Carpathian Basin are generally not used as geographical terms. Instead, the term Pannonian Plain is used in most sources, which refers to the lowland parts of the Pannonian Basin as well as those of some adjoining regions like Lower Austria, Moravia, Bosnia. The Pannonian Plain is a large plain in Central Europe that remained when the Pliocene Pannonian Sea (see below) dried out. ... Map of Lower Austria showing districts and the four quarters (Waldviertel in green, Weinviertel in red, Mostviertel in yellow and Industrieviertel in blue) Lower Austria (de: Niederösterreich) is one of the nine states or Bundesländer in Austria. ... Flag of Moravia Moravia (Czech and Slovak: Morava; German: ; Hungarian: ; Polish: ) is a historical region in the east of the Czech RepublicCzechia. ... Bosnia or Bosnian may refer to: Places: Bosnia and Herzegovina, a country in southeastern Europe The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as defined by the Dayton Agreement Bosnia (region), a historical region in southeastern Europe Bosnia Province, Ottoman Empire, from the 15th to 20th centuries Bosna, Bulgaria, a village in...

In Hungarian geographical literature various subdivisions of the Carpathian Mountains (Inner Western Carpathians, Inner Eastern Carpathians, Southern Carpathians, Western Carpathians and Transylvanian Plateau) are also considered parts of the Carpathian Basin on the basis of traditional geopolitical divisions. (See: Kingdom of Hungary) Satellite image of the Carpathians. ... Map of the main divisions of the Carpathians. ... Map of the main divisions of the Carpathians. ... Map of the main divisions of the Carpathians. ... Satellite image of the Carpathians The Southern Carpathians in Romania The Transylvanian Western Carpathians (Apuseni Mountains) The Romanian Eastern Carpathians The Carpathian Mountains are the eastern wing of the great Central Mountain System of Europe, curving 1500 km (~900 miles) along the borders of Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland... Transylvanian Plateau is an plateau in central Romania almoast entirely surrounded by the Eastern, Southern and Romanian Western branches of the Carpathian Mountains. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

See also

• Geography of Europe
• Central Europe
• Pannonian Sea
• Transdanubian Medium Mountains
• Zentai László A Kárpát-medence és környékének domborzata
• Kingdom of Hungary
• [[Anthropological sketch of the prehistoric population [2]]]

Europe is traditionally reckoned as one of seven continents. ... Central Europe The Alpine Countries and the Visegrád Group (Political map, 2004) Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. ... The Pannonian Sea (also known as Paratetis) was a shallow ancient sea located in the area today known as the Pannonian Plain in Central Europe. ... The Transdanubian Medium Mountains (Hungarian: Dunántúli-középhegység) are a mountain range in Hungary covering about 7000 km². Its highest peak is the Pilis, with a height of 757 metres. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

References

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