The East(ern) Slovak Hills (Slovak: Východoslovenská pahorkatina), also translated as Eastern Slovak Upland, is the higher, mountain-like part of the Eastern Slovak Lowland.
It is a strip of hilly land surrounding the Eastern Slovak Flat along the neighbouring volcanic mountains of the Carpathians.
Important towns: Michaľany, Dargov, Vranov nad Topľou, Strážske, Michalovce.
Division:
- Podslanská pahorkatina (Sub-Slanec Hills)
- Toplianska niva (Topľa River Plain)
- Vranovská pahorkatina (Vranov Hills)
- Ondavská niva (Ondava River Plain)
- Pozdišovský chrbát (Pozdišovce Ridge)
- Laborecká niva (Laborec River Plain)
- Podvihorlatská pahorkatina (Sub-Vihorlat Hills)
- Zálužická pahorkatina (Zálužica Hills)
- Petrovské podhorie (Petrovce Piedmont)
An important recreation area is the Zemplínska šírava Dam. Alkaline salty springs can be found at the Byšta health resort. Other springs are at Kuzmice, Veľaty and Kazimír.
The areas is used for agriculture (grain growing, thermophile vegetables, fruits and - near Sobrance – for vineyards).
Famous quotes containing the words eastern and/or hills:
“The grey-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night,
Checkering the eastern clouds with streaks of light.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“I am going to my own hearthstone,
Bosom’d in yon green hills alone—
A secret nook in a pleasant land,”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)