Pilis Mountains

Pilis Mountains is a mountainous region in the Transdanubian Mountains. Its highest peak is Pilis-tető at 756 meters. It is a popular hiking destination in Hungary.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Mountain range with an elevation of 756 metres
  • Description: mountain range
  • Also known as: “Pilis-hegy” and “Pilis-hegység”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Páduai Szent Antal-templom and Hosszú Hill No 2 Cave.

Church
Photo: Kaboldy, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a church.

Cave
Photo: Szenti Tamás, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Civertan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was a Cistercian monastery in the Pilis Hills in the Kingdom of Hungary. It was founded in 1184 by monks who came from in France at the invitation of Béla III of Hungary. It was dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pilisvörösvár and Piliscsév.

Photo: Solymári, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in the region. 18 km north-west of . There are over 12,000 residents. Solymár is a village next toward southwest one settlement with . The population of this village over 9,000 people.

Village
Photo: Antissimo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in Komárom-Esztergom county, .

Photo: Bean49, CC0.
is a forested hill overlooking in the region. It is very popular with picnickers from and hikers from all over . It is also considered to be the most sacred site of the Hungarian neo-pagans and shamanists.

Pilis Mountains

Latitude
47.66274° or 47° 39′ 46″ north
Longitude
18.89862° or 18° 53′ 55″ east
Elevation
756 metres (2,480 feet)
Open location code
8FVWMV7X+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 279561562
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­mountain_range
Geo­Names ID
3046357
Wiki­data ID
Q1072459
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Satellite Map

Discover Pilis Mountains from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“Pilis Mountains” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Pilis (tumoy sa bukid)”
  • Cebuano: “Pilis”
  • Czech: “Pilišské vrchy”
  • Czech: “Pleš”
  • Danish: “Pilis-bjergene”
  • Dutch: “Pilisgebergte”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبال بيليس”
  • Esperanto: “Pilis”
  • French: “monts du Pilis”
  • French: “Pilis”
  • Galician: “Montañas Pilis”
  • German: “Pilis”
  • German: “Pilisgebirge”
  • Greek: “Όρη Πίλις”
  • Hebrew: “הרי פיליש”
  • Hungarian: “Pilis”
  • Italian: “Monti Pilis”
  • Japanese: “ピリス山地”
  • Ladin: “Crëps de Pilis”
  • Lithuanian: “Pilišo kalnai”
  • Macedonian: “Пилиш (планини)”
  • Macedonian: “Пилиш”
  • Persian: “پیلیش”
  • Persian: “کوه‌های پیلیش”
  • Russian: “Пилиш”
  • Slovak: “Pilišské vrchy”
  • Slovenian: “Pills”
  • Spanish: “Montes Pilis”
  • Spanish: “Pilis”
  • Swedish: “Pilisbergen”
  • Turkish: “Pilis Dağları”
  • Venetian: “Monti Pilis”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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