Považský Inovec is a mountain range in western
Slovakia, named after the
Váh river. It is 48 km (30 mi) long and 15–25 km (9-16 mi) wide mountain range. It is situated from the city of
Hlohovec, raising from the
Danubian Hills, and slowly raising further north until nearly to the city of
Trencín where it borders the
Strážov Mountains, where is also the highest hill of the entire mountain range,
Inovec (1042 m). The mountain range separates basins of the Váh and
Nitra rivers.