Danubian Hills
The Danubian Hills, also translated as Danubian Upland, is the north-eastern part of the Danubian Lowland in Slovakia, often appearing as low rolling hills of prevalently eolic origin.
Location
It lies between the Danubian Flat and the Danube in the south, the Little Carpathians in the west and all the other Western Carpathians in the north and east. The border with the Danubian Flat runs approximately along the line Bratislava – Senec – Sereď – Nové Zámky – Patince.Geology
The area has varied rocks, which are covered by Quaternary sediments and very fertile soils.Towns
Major towns of the area are Trnava, Topoľčany, Nitra, Levice, Dudince and Štúrovo.Parts
The Váh, Nitra, Žitava, Hron and Ipeľ rivers divide the area into the following 11 geomorphological parts :- Trnavská pahorkatina
- Dolnovážska niva
- Nitrianska pahorkatina
- Nitrianska niva
- Žitavská pahorkatina
- Žitavská niva
- Hronská pahorkatina
- Hronská niva
- Čenkovská niva
- Ipeľská pahorkatina
- Ipeľská niva
The area features many small-scale protected areas. The communities of the marshes are protected e.g. in Parížske močiare. Various types of sand prairie or forest prairie vegetation can be found here. Also, protected residues or original thermopile oak groves are situated here.