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Făgăraș Mountains Group
The Făgăraș mountain group is a subgroup of mountains in the Southern Carpathians. It is named after the highest of the mountains in the group, the Făgăraș Mountains. Boundaries The Făgăraș group is bounded: *in the west, by the Olt River *in the east, by the Rucăr-Bran Passage and the river Dâmbovița Mountains *Făgăraș Mountains (''Munții Făgărașului'') *Iezer Mountains The Iezer Mountains ( ro, Munții Iezer / Munții Iezer-Păpușa) are a mountain range in the Southern Carpathians in Romania. It is part of the Făgăraș Mountains group. Its total area is . Its highest elevation is , at Roșu Peak. Location ... (''Munții Iezer''; literally:''Mountains of the Deep Lake'') * Cozia Mountains (''Munții Cozia'') See also * Carpathian Mountains * Parâng Mountains group * Bucegi Mountains External links Pictures and images from the Fagaras Mountains group *http://www.carpati.org/ *http://www.alpinet.org/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Fagaras Mountain ranges of Ro ...
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Negoiu
Negoiu Peak ( ro, Vârful Negoiu ; hu, Negoj-csúcs) is a mountain peak in the Făgăraș Mountains of the Southern Carpathians, being located in Sibiu County, Romania, with an elevation of .2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook
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It is the second highest peak in Romania after
Moldoveanu Peak Moldoveanu Peak ( ro, Vârful Moldoveanu, ; "Moldavian Peak"), at , is the highest mountain peak in Romania.
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Moldoveanu
Moldoveanu Peak ( ro, Vârful Moldoveanu, ; "Moldavian Peak"), at , is the highest mountain peak in Romania.2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook
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It is located in , in the of the . The most popular routes to reach Moldoveanu are over the

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Mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (1,000 feet) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are Monadnock, isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountain formation, Mountains are formed through Tectonic plate, tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through Slump (geology), slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce Alpine climate, colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the Montane ecosystems, ecosys ...
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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 ...
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Făgăraș Mountains
The FăgăraÈ™ Mountains ( ro, MunÈ›ii FăgăraÈ™ului ; hu, Fogarasi-havasok) are the highest mountains of the Southern Carpathians, in Romania. Geography The mountain range is situated in the heart of Romania, at . The range is bordered in the north by the FăgăraÈ™ Depression, through which the Olt River flows, and in the west by the Olt Valley (Valea Oltului). Despite its name, FăgăraÈ™, located to the north, is not the nearest town to the mountain range, which has no major settlements. Other important surrounding cities are BraÈ™ov and Sibiu. Glacier lakes include Bâlea (2,034 m, 46,508 m2, 11.35 m deep), the largest. The highest lake is in the Hărtopul Leaotei glacial valley. The deepest glacial lake is Podragu (2,140 m, 28,550 m2; 15.5 m deep). Other lakes are Urlea (2,170 m, 20,150 m2) and Capra (2,230 m, 18,340 m2). The highest peaks are: *''Moldoveanu'' — *''Negoiu'' — *''ViÈ™tea Mare'' — *'' Lespezi'' ...
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Olt River
The Olt (Romanian and Hungarian; german: Alt; la, Aluta or ', tr, Oltu, grc, Ἄλυτος ''Alytos'') is a river in Romania. It is long, and its basin area is . It is the longest river flowing exclusively through Romania. Its average discharge at the mouth is . Its source is in the Hășmaș Mountains of the eastern Carpathian Mountains, near Bălan, rising close to the headwaters of the river Mureș. It flows through the Romanian counties Harghita, Covasna, Brașov, Sibiu, Vâlcea and Olt. The river was known as ''Alutus'' or ''Aluta'' in Roman antiquity. Olt County and the historical province of Oltenia are named after the river. Sfântu Gheorghe, Râmnicu Vâlcea and Slatina are the main cities on the river Olt. The Olt flows into the Danube river near Turnu Măgurele. Settlements The main cities along the river Olt are Miercurea Ciuc, Sfântu Gheorghe, Făgăraș, Râmnicu Vâlcea and Slatina. The Olt passes through the following communes, from source to mouth: ...
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Dâmbovița (river)
The DâmboviÈ›a () is a river in Romania. It has its sources on the Curmătura Oticului, a mountain pass that separates the Iezer Mountains from the FăgăraÈ™ Mountains proper. It passes through Bucharest and flows into the river ArgeÈ™ near BudeÈ™ti, in CălăraÈ™i County. Its length is and its basin size is . DâmboviÈ›a County is named after the river. Name The name of the DâmboviÈ›a is of Slavic origin, derived from Common Slavic '' dÇ«bÅ­'' (дѫбъ), meaning "oak", as it once flowed through the oak forests of the Wallachian Plain. Its upper course, upstream from the Valea Vladului, is also called ''Valea Boarcășului''. DâmboviÈ›a in Bucharest For centuries, DâmboviÈ›a was the main source of drinking water for the city of Bucharest. While there were a few dozen water wells, most of the water in Bucharest was distributed by water-carriers.Ștefan Ionescu, ''BucureÈ™tii în vremea fanarioÈ›ilor'', Editura Dacia, Cluj, 1974. p. 28-30 Bucharest folklore mentions ...
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Iezer Mountains
The Iezer Mountains ( ro, Munții Iezer / Munții Iezer-Păpușa) are a mountain range in the Southern Carpathians in Romania. It is part of the Făgăraș Mountains group. Its total area is . Its highest elevation is , at Roșu Peak. Location The Iezer Mountains are located between the Făgăraș Mountains to the northwest and the Piatra Craiului Mountains to the east. The rivers Dâmbovița and Râul Târgului The Râul Târgului is a left tributary of the river Râul Doamnei in Romania. Its source is near the Păpușa Peak, in the Iezer Mountains The Iezer Mountains ( ro, Munții Iezer / Munții Iezer-Păpușa) are a mountain range in the Southern C ... take their source in the Iezer Mountains. The range lies completely within Argeș County. Peaks The highest peaks are:
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Cozia Mountains
Cozia may refer to several places in Romania: * Cozia Monastery, Vâlcea County * Cozia Mountains, Vâlcea County * Cozia National Park, Vâlcea County * Cozia, a village in Cornereva Commune, Caraș-Severin County * Cozia, a village in Cârjiți Commune, Hunedoara County * Cozia, a village in Costuleni Commune, Iași County * Cozia, a village in Pristol Commune, Mehedinți County * Cozia (river) The Cozia is a left tributary of the river Bohotin in Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary ...
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Carpathian Mountains
The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians () are a range of mountains forming an arc across Central Europe. Roughly long, it is the third-longest European mountain range after the Urals at and the Scandinavian Mountains at . The range stretches from the far eastern Czech Republic (3%) and Austria (1%) in the northwest through Slovakia (21%), Poland (10%), Ukraine (10%), Romania (50%) to Serbia (5%) in the south.
"The Carpathians" European Travel Commission, in The Official Travel Portal of Europe, Retrieved 15 November 2016

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Parâng Mountains Group
The Parâng ( hu, Páring-hegység) mountain group is a subgroup of mountains in the Southern Carpathians. It is named after the highest of the mountains in the group, the Parâng Mountains. Boundaries The Parâng group is bounded: *in the east, by the Olt River *in the west, by the Jiu River Mountains *Parâng Mountains (''MunÈ›ii Parâng'') *Șureanu Mountains (''MunÈ›ii Șureanu''/''M. SebeÈ™ului'') * Cindrel Mountains (''MunÈ›ii Cindrel''/''M. Cibinului'') *Lotru Mountains (''MunÈ›ii Lotrului''; literally: ''Mountains of the Thief'') *Căpățână Mountains Căpățână or Căpățînă is a Romanian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Chesarie Căpățână (1784–1846), Wallachian bishop * Eugen Căpățână (born 1986), Romanian rugby union footballer * Mihai Căpățînă (born ... (''MunÈ›ii Căpățânii''; literally: ''Mountains of the Head'' or ''Mountains of the Skull'') See also * Carpathian Mountains * Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group * FÄ ...
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