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Alpokalja
The city of Sopron is located in the range
Location	Western Hungary
Territory	?
Highest point	Írott-kő, 882 m
Terrain	mountainous

Geographic region in western Hungary

Alpokalja (English "feet of the Alps") is a geographic region in western Hungary. Its highest point is Írott-kő at 882 metres above sea level. Although there are several lower mountains, the majority of the territory is hilly. Fir forests are characteristic to the region. Alpokalja contains two major but not very extensive mountain ranges: the Kőszeg Mountains and the Sopron Mountains. The Vas Hills and Balfi Hills are also considered part of the territory.

v t e Geographical regions of Hungary
West-Hungarian Borderland	Alpokalja Kőszeg Mountains Sopron Mountains Vas Hills Balfi Hills	Physico-geographical mesoregions of Hungary
Little Hungarian Plain	Hanság Fertőzug Neusiedl Basin Rábaköz Szigetköz Marcal Basin Moson Plain Komárom-Esztergom Plain
Transdanubia	Baranya Zala Hills Inner Somogy Outer Somogy Zselic Völgység Szekszárd Hills Baranya Hills Villány Mountains
Transdanubian Mountains	Keszthely Mountains Tapolca Basin Balaton Uplands Bakony Bakonyalja Sokoró Vértesalja Velence Hills Gerecse Mountains Buda Hills Pilis Mountains Visegrád Mountains Vértes Mountains
Transdanubian Hills	Mecsek Outer Somogy Inner Somogy Tolna-Baranya Hills Balaton Basin
North Hungarian Mountains	Börzsöny Cserhát Mátra Mátralába Bükk Zemplén Mountains
Great Hungarian Plain	Bácska Bánát Mezőföld Sárrét Sárköz Drávamellék Kunság (Kiskunság, Nagykunság) Jászság Pest Plain Heves Plain Borsodi-Mezőség Bodrogköz Tiszahát Szatmár Plain Maros-Körös köze Körös-vidék Hortobágy Hajdúság Nyírség Tiszántúl Tiszazug

47°22′N 16°32′E / 47.367°N 16.533°E / 47.367; 16.533

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