Mecsek MountainsArticle Free Pass Mecsek Mountains, also called
Baranya Mountains, mountain range in southern Hungary. The range
consists of a fractured local fold system of an origin
contemporaneous with the Carpathian Mountains. The Mecsek
emerged from beneath the sea in the Mesozoic Era (which began
about 250 million years ago) and reached mountain proportions
when the surrounding crystalline rocks sank again. Its present
appearance is that of a broad dissected limestone plateau, with
cols and valleys along the fault lines. The largest transverse
fault line breaks the system into two parts: the Eastern Mecsek
rises to 2,237 feet (682 metres) at Zengő; the Western Mecsek,
reaching 2,008 feet (612 metres) at Tubes, has extensive
sandstones and shales. Toward the north, the Mecsek range merges
into the Tolna-Baranya hills. The south margin sharply overlooks
the Pécs plain. A Mediterranean climate and a high total of
annual sunshine hours are favourable to fruit growing (even
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