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Banat Mountains
The Banat Mountains ( ro, Munții Banatului; hu, Bánsági-hegyvidék) are a number of mountain ranges in Romania, considered part of the Western Romanian Carpathians (''Carpații Occidentali Românești'') mountain range. The Banat Mountains consist of: * The Banat Mountains (''Munții Banatului'') per se, which include: ** the Semenic Mountains (''Munții Semenic''); ** the Locva Mountains (''Munții Locvei''); ** the Anina Mountains (''Munții Aninei''); ** and the Dognecea Mountains (''Munții Dognecei''). * The Almăj Mountains (''Munții Almăjului''). * The Timiș-Cerna Gap (''Culoarul Timiș-Cerna''), including the Almăj Depression (''Depresiunea Almăj''), which divide the Banat Mountains from the Southern Carpathians The Southern Carpathians (also known as the Transylvanian Alps; ro, Carpații Meridionali ; hu, Déli-Kárpátok) are a group of mountain ranges located in southern Romania. They cover the part of the Carpathian Mountains located between the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semenic Ski Resort In Romania - February 2011
Semenic is a ski resort in the Semenic-Cheile Carașului National Park, in the Banat region of Romania. Etymology The ''semenic'' is actually a rare flower growing in the wilderness of the mountains. Therefore, this western Romanian ski resort was named after it, as a tribute to the rareness of the beauty that one can discover within this unique location. Geography The resort is located on the Semenic Mountain, which is a part of the Banat Mountains in Caraș-Severin County. Semenic is situated on top of Mount Semenic at an altitude of 1,400m, about 36 km away from the county capital, Reșița Reșița (; german: link=no, Reschitz; hu, Resicabánya; hr, Ričica; cz, Rešice; sr, Решица/Rešica; tr, Reşçe) is a city in western Romania and the capital of Caraș-Severin County. It is located in the Banat region. The city had .... It is a fact that on Mount Semenic, in comparison with the other ski resorts of Romania, the snow gets the thickest throughout the ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banat Mountains 01
Banat (, ; hu, Bánság; sr, Банат, Banat) is a geographical and historical region that straddles Central and Eastern Europe and which is currently divided among three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania (the counties of Timiș, Caraș-Severin, Arad south of the Mureș river, and the western part of Mehedinți); the western part of Banat is in northeastern Serbia (mostly included in Vojvodina, except for a small part included in the Belgrade Region); and a small northern part lies within southeastern Hungary (Csongrád-Csanád County). The region's historical ethnic diversity was severely affected by the events of World War II. Today, Banat is mostly populated by ethnic Romanians, Serbs and Hungarians, but small populations of other ethnic groups also live in the region. Nearly all are citizens of either Serbia, Romania or Hungary. Name During the Middle Ages, the term "banate" designated a frontier province led by a military governor who was called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly Temperate climate, temperate-continental climate, and an area of , with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova, Brașov, and Galați. The Danube, Europe's second-longest river, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows in a southeasterly direction for , before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains, which cross Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Romanian Carpathians
, photo=File:MunteleVulcan_2.jpg , photo_caption=Vulcan Mountain in Apuseni Mountains , country=Romania , region_type=Province , region= , range=Carpathians , border= , geology= , period= , orogeny= Alpine orogeny , area_km2= , length_km=, length_orientation= , width_km= , width_orientation= , highest= , elevation_m=1849 , coordinates= , map_image=Carpatii_occidentali.jpg , map_caption=The map shows the three groups in western Romania: the northern group of the Apuseni Mountains, the central group - Poiana Ruscă Mountains and the southern group - Banat Mountains The Western Romanian Carpathians ( ro, Carpații Occidentali Românești, hu, Nyugati-Kárpátok), along with the Eastern Romanian Carpathians and the Southern Carpathians is one of the three main mountain ranges of Romania. Their name is given based on their geographical position, west, to the Transylvanian Plateau, which is simultaneously their eastern limits, respectively to the Timiș-Cerna Gap o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semenic Mountains
Semenic is a ski resort in the Semenic-Cheile Carașului National Park, in the Banat region of Romania. Etymology The ''semenic'' is actually a rare flower growing in the wilderness of the mountains. Therefore, this western Romanian ski resort was named after it, as a tribute to the rareness of the beauty that one can discover within this unique location. Geography The resort is located on the Semenic Mountain, which is a part of the Banat Mountains in Caraș-Severin County. Semenic is situated on top of Mount Semenic at an altitude of 1,400m, about 36 km away from the county capital, Reșița Reșița (; german: link=no, Reschitz; hu, Resicabánya; hr, Ričica; cz, Rešice; sr, Решица/Rešica; tr, Reşçe) is a city in western Romania and the capital of Caraș-Severin County. It is located in the Banat region. The city had .... It is a fact that on Mount Semenic, in comparison with the other ski resorts of Romania, the snow gets the thickest throughout the ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anina Mountains
Anina (; German: ''Steierdorf''; Hungarian: ''Stájerlakanina'') is a town in the Banat region of Romania, in Caraș-Severin County, with a population of 10,886 in 2000. The town administers one village, Steierdorf (German: ''Steierdorf'', Hungarian: ''Stájerlak''). Geology In 2002, the oldest modern human remains in Europe were discovered in a cave near Anina. Nicknamed ''"Ion din Anina"'' (John of Anina), the remains (the lower jaw) are some 40,000 years old. Anina represents one of the most important localities in the South Carpathians for Jurassic fossils, both plants and animals, as the geological heritage here is particularly diverse and well preserved (Popa, 2001, 2005). Anina is a fossil-Lagerstatte for Early Jurassic biota, the Hettangian-Sinemurian terrestrial Steierdorf Formation recording an extremely rich floral association, vertebrate and invertebrate tracks, traces and burrows. This paleontological heritage was uncovered also by significant mining works, such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dognecea Mountains
Dognecea ( hu, Dognácska) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, in the Banat region of Romania, with a population of 2,009 people. It is composed of two villages, Calina (''Kalina'') and Dognecea. The commune is located in the northwestern part of the county, south of the town of Bocșa, and west of the county seat, Reșița Reșița (; german: link=no, Reschitz; hu, Resicabánya; hr, Ričica; cz, Rešice; sr, Решица/Rešica; tr, Reşçe) is a city in western Romania and the capital of Caraș-Severin County. It is located in the Banat region. The city had .... References {{Authority control Communes in Caraș-Severin County Localities in Romanian Banat Mining communities in Romania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almăj Mountains
Almăj is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania with a population of 2,211 people. It is composed of four villages: Almăj, Bogea, Moșneni, and Șitoaia. It also included Beharca and Coțofenii din Față villages until 2004, when they were split off to form Coțofenii din Față Commune. The commune is located in the northern part of the county and belongs to the Craiova metropolitan area Craiova metropolitan area is a metropolitan area, founded on 11 February 2009, and formed by Craiova and other 23 other nearby communities. The population of this area is 356,544. As defined by Eurostat, the Craiova functional urban area Th .... References Communes in Dolj County Localities in Oltenia {{Dolj-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timiș-Cerna Gap
Timiș-Cerna Gap () is a mountain pass in South-Western Romania, mostly in Caraș-Severin County, dividing the Southern Carpathians and the Banat mountain ranges, both part of the Carpathians. The pass follows the paths of the rivers Timiș (which flows northward) and Cerna (which flows southward). To the west lie the Almăj and Semenic Mountains and to the east the Mehedinți, Cerna, Țarcului, and Poiana Ruscă Mountains. The town of Caransebeș lies in the Timiș-Cerna Gap and Orșova lies on the Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ... at the gap's southern end. Mountain passes of Romania Mountain passes of the Carpathians Western Romanian Carpathians {{Romania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almăj Depression
Almăj is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania with a population of 2,211 people. It is composed of four villages: Almăj, Bogea, Moșneni, and Șitoaia. It also included Beharca and Coțofenii din Față villages until 2004, when they were split off to form Coțofenii din Față Commune. The commune is located in the northern part of the county and belongs to the Craiova metropolitan area Craiova metropolitan area is a metropolitan area, founded on 11 February 2009, and formed by Craiova and other 23 other nearby communities. The population of this area is 356,544. As defined by Eurostat, the Craiova functional urban area Th .... References Communes in Dolj County Localities in Oltenia {{Dolj-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Carpathians
The Southern Carpathians (also known as the Transylvanian Alps; ro, Carpații Meridionali ; hu, Déli-Kárpátok) are a group of mountain ranges located in southern Romania. They cover the part of the Carpathian Mountains located between the Prahova River in the east and the Timiș and Cerna Rivers in the west. To the south they are bounded by the Balkan mountain range in eastern Serbia. Heights The Southern Carpathians are the second highest group of mountains in the Carpathian Mountain range (after Tatra), reaching heights of over 2,500 meters. Although considerably smaller than the Alps, they are classified as having an alpine landscape. Their high mountain character, combined with great accessibility, makes them popular with tourists and scientists. The highest peaks are: * Moldoveanu Peak, 2,544 metres – Făgăraș Mountains * Negoiu, 2,535 metres – Făgăraș Mountains * Parângu Mare, 2,519 metres – Parâng Mountains * Omu Peak 2,514 metres – Bucegi Mounta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
