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| Leitha Mountains | |
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| German:Leithagebirge | |
 The Leitha mountains near Kleinhöflein im Burgenland,Eisenstadt | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Sonnenberg |
| Elevation | 484 m (1,588 ft) |
| Coordinates | 47°52′32″N16°28′32″E / 47.87556°N 16.47556°E /47.87556; 16.47556 |
| Geography | |
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| Country | Austria |
| States | Burgenland andLower Austria |
| Parent range | Alps |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | Sedimentary |
TheLeitha Mountains or, less frequently,Leitha Hills (German:Leithagebirge;Hungarian:Lajta-hegység), are arange ofhills inAustria lying on the boundary betweenLower Austria andBurgenland.
The range is an offshoot of theAlps and forms a connection to theCarpathians to the north. It is a ridge about 35 km long and 5–7 km wide along the southeastern edge of theVienna Basin fromBrucker Pforte in the northeast toWiener Neustädter Pforte (Ödenburger Pforte) in the southwest. The range lies to the southeast of theLeitha River and is considered part of theRandgebirge östlich der Mur division of theEastern Alps. Its highest peak, Sonnenberg (Hungarian:Nap-hegy), is 484 m above sea level.
The ridge is heavily forested with deciduous trees such asoak,hornbeam, andbeech predominating.[1]
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