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Bârlad Plateau
Bârlad Plateau ( ro, Podișului Bârladului) is a geographic area in eastern Romania. It is the south central part of the Moldavian Plateau. Although occasionally has heights over , it is generally sloped from north at to the south at . The river Bârlad and its tributaries have cut in it the northern part of the Bârlad plateau, which sometimes is called ''Podișul Central Moldovenesc'', a term that can be easily confused with the reserved term '' Podișul Moldovei Centrale'' (in English both translate as the Central Moldavian Plateau The Central Moldavian Plateau ( ro, Podişul Moldovei Centrale), or ''Codru Massif'' ( ro, Masivul Codru) is a geographic area in Moldova. It is the central and SE part of the Moldavian Plateau. It has elevations that in the N-S direction decrease ...). The northernmost hill formation (edge) is called the Iași Ridge ( ro, Coasta Iașilor). Other parts of the Bârlad Plateau: * Tutova Hills ( ro, Colinele Tutovei), * Fălciu Hills ( ro, Deal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moldavian Plateau
The Moldavian Plateau ( ro, Podișul Moldovei) is a geographic area of the historical region of Moldavia, spanning nowadays east and northeast of Romania, most of Moldova (except the south), and most of the Chernivtsi Oblast of Ukraine (where it is known as the ''Pokuttyan-Bessarabian Upland''). Limits The Moldavian Plateau is bounded (in clockwise order): * to the west by the Eastern Carpathian Mountains ( ro, Carpații Orientali), * to north and north-east by the Podolian Plateau ( ro, Podișul Podoliei), * to the east and south east by Black Sea Lowland across which to the east stretches the Pontic Plain ( ro, Câmpia Pontică), part of the Eurasian steppe ( ro, Stepa Eurasiatică) and to the south towards the Black Sea the Bugeac Plain ( ro, Câmpia Bugeacului, Câmpia Moldovei de sud), (3,210 km2 in Moldova) * to the south by the Romanian Plain, also known as Wallachian Plain and Bărăgan Plain ( ro, Câmpia Română, Câmpia Bărăganului), and * to the southwest b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bârlad (river)
The Bârlad is a river in eastern Romania, a left tributary of the river Siret. Its total length is , and its drainage basin area is . p. 13 Its source is in the low hills between the Siret and rivers, southwest of . It flows generally south, through the cities of , , |
Central Moldavian Plateau
The Central Moldavian Plateau ( ro, Podişul Moldovei Centrale), or ''Codru Massif'' ( ro, Masivul Codru) is a geographic area in Moldova. It is the central and SE part of the Moldavian Plateau. It has elevations that in the N-S direction decrease in altitude from 400 m to under 200 m. The Central Moldavian Plateau is composed of: * Ciuluc-Soloneţ Hills ( ro, Dealurile Ciuluc-Soloneţ), the north along the right side of the Răut river, 1,690 km² * Corneşti Hills ( ro, Dealurile Corneştilor), also known as Cordi Hills ( ro, Dealurile Codrilor), 4,740 km² * Lower Dniester Hills, or South Bessarabia Plateau ( ro, Dealurile Nistrului Inferior; ''Podişul Basarabiei de Sud''), to the south of the Botna river, 3,040 km² * Tigheci Hills ( ro, Dealurile Tigheciului), in the south along the left side of the Prut river, 3,550 km² * between the latter and the Prut river lies the Lower Prut Valley ( ro, Valea Prutului Inferior), 1,810 km² The natural vegetation of the Central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iași Ridge
Iași ( , , ; also known by other alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the second largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, it has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life. The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859, then of the United Principalities from 1859 to 1862, and the capital of Romania from 1916 to 1918. Known as the Cultural Capital of Romania, Iași is a symbol of Romanian history. Historian Nicolae Iorga stated that "there should be no Romanian who does not know of it". Still referred to as "The Moldavian Capital", Iași is the main economic and business centre of Romania's Moldavian region. In December 2018, Iași was officially declared the Historical Capital of Romania. At the 2011 census, the city-proper had a population of 290,422 (making it the fourth most populous in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tutova Hills
Tutova may refer to: * Tutova, Vaslui, a commune in Vaslui County, Romania * Tutova County, a former subdivision of Romania * Tutova (river) The Tutova is a right tributary of the river Bârlad in Romania. It discharges into the Bârlad in the village Tutova. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fălciu Hills
Fălciu is a commune in Vaslui County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bogdănești, Bozia, Copăceana, Fălciu, Odaia Bogdana, and Rânzești. The commune is a border crossing between Moldova and Romania. The Fălciu Nord train station is the terminus of CFR Rail Line 603, which starts in Bârlad and goes through Murgeni. At the 2011 census, the commune had 5,103 inhabitants, of which 95.75% were ethnic Romanians The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Culture of Romania, Romanian culture and Cultural heritage, ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they l .... References * Communes in Vaslui County Localities in Western Moldavia Moldova–Romania border crossings Populated places on the Prut {{Vaslui-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covurlui Plateau
The Covurlui Plain is located in Galați County, Romania, having an altitude varying between 60 and 200 metres. Its name is derived from the river Covurlui and has a Cuman origin. Before World War II, Covurlui was the name of a county, but it was merged with Tecuci County to form the current Galați County Galați () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Moldavia region, with the capital city at Galați. History Historically Galați is part of Moldavia. In 1858, it was represented by Alexandru Ioan Cuza at the ''ad hoc Divan'' at Iași, in the wa .... Plains of Romania {{Galati-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
