Păpușa Peak (Parâng Mountains)

	Păpușa Peak (Parâng Mountains) ''Vârful Păpuşa'' (Păpuşa peak) is a mountain in the Parâng Mountains of Romania, part of the Parâng Mountains group. Mountains * Parâng Mountains (''Munţii Parâng'') * Şureanu Mountains (''Munţii Şureanu''/''M. Sebeşului'') * Cindrel Mountains (''Munţii Cindrel''/''M. Cibinului'') * Lotru Mountains (''Munţii Lotrului''; literally: ''Mountains of the Thief'') * Căpăţâna Mountains (''Munţii Căpăţânii''; literally: ''Mountains of the Head'' or ''Mountains of the Skull'') See also * Carpathian Mountains * Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group * Făgăraş Mountains group * Transalpina (DN 67C), Transalpina Road * Rânca External links Muntii Carpati - Fotografii, Cabane, Harti, Trasee, Salvamont, Cantece online, Vremea la munteAstazi la Alpinet - Alpinet.org :: Ghidul tau montan : Cazare : Trasee : etc. Mountains of Romania Mountains of the Southern Carpathians {{Romania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Parâng Mountains The Parâng Mountains (; hu, Páring-hegység) are one of the highest mountain ridges in Romania and Southern Carpathians, with the highest peak, Parângu Mare, reaching 2,519 m. Description The Parâng Mountains are located in the south-western part of the Central-Meridional Carpathians. They are the tallest mountains from the local Parâng-Cindrel mountain group and the second largest mountains in the Romanian Carpathians after the Făgăraș Mountains. They are situated between the Șureanu Mountains (north), Latoriței Mountains (north-east), Căpățânii Mountains (east), Vâlcan Mountains (west) and the Petroșani Depression in the north-west. Located south and east of the city of Petroșani, the Parâng Mountains form the eastern barrier of the Jiu Valley (a plateau 100 kilometers long from east to west and 70-80 kilometers wide from north to south). Geology The Parâng Mountains consist predominantly of crystalline rocks, peripherally covered with patches of sedim ... [...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]
	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 (''Munții Parâng'') Șureanu Mountains (''Munții Șureanu''/''M. Sebeșului'') * Cindrel Mountains (''Munții Cindrel''/''M. Cibinului'') Lotru Mountains (''Munții 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 ... (''Munții Căpățânii''; literally: ''Mountains of the Head'' or ''Mountains of the Skull'') See also * Carpathian Mountains * Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group * F� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Transalpina Transalpina can refer to: * Gallia Transalpina, a Roman province * Wallachia, a medieval state * Bohinj Railway, Transalpina - Bohinj Railway in Slovenia * Transalpina (DN67C) The Transalpina or DN67C is a 148 km national road located in the Parâng Mountains group, Southern Carpathians of Romania, is one of the highest roads of the Carpathian Mountains. It connects Novaci, south of Parâng Mountains, to Sebeș in ... , a Trans-Carpathian Road in Romania {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Cindrel Mountains Cindrel Mountains (also known as Cândrel Mountains, Cibin Mountains, or the Szeben Alps) are a group of mountains in central Romania in the centre of the Southern Carpathians, in the North-East of the Parâng Mountains group. From the Transylvanian Plateau, with heights between , in the North and East, the heights grow abruptly through a zone of deep valleys at about on the verge of the massif where some villages are situated. The heights continue to grow slowly towards the highest peak, ''Cindrel Peak'', at . Only two other peaks in the range rise above 2000 metres: ''Balandrul Mare'' () and ''Starpului'' (). Mount Cindrel was the site of the World War I Battle of Mount Csindrel, part of the 1916 Battle of Transylvania. Because the massif is easily accessible, the ethnographical area Mărginimea Sibiului has formed around the mountain, having sheep-herding and wood industry as the main occupations. On the Cibin and the Sadu rivers dams and hydro-electrical power plants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lotru Mountains Lotru Mountains ( ro, Munții Lotrului) are a group of mountains that are part of the Southern Carpathians, in 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, S .... The highest peak is '' Șteflești Peak'' at . References External links * * * {{cite web , url = http://www.welcometoromania.ro/Romania/Romania_Harta_Carpatii_Meridionali_r.htm , title = Carpaţii Meridionali (hartă interactivă) , trans-title=Southern Carpathians (interactive map) , publisher = Welcome to Romania Mountain ranges of Romania Mountain ranges of the Southern Carpathians Geography of Vâlcea County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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 The Carpathian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Retezat-Godeanu Mountains Group The Retezat–Godeanu mountain group is a subgroup of mountains in the Southern Carpathians, Romania. It is named after the highest mountains in the group, the Retezat Mountains. Boundaries The Retezat–Godeanu group of mountains is bounded: in the east, by the Jiu River; in the west, by the Timiș-Cerna Gap (the Cerna River and the Timiș River); in the north, by the Bistra River and the Hațeg depression. Mountains Retezat Mountains (''Munții Retezat''; literally: ''Hewed Mountains'') * (''Munții Godeanu'') Vâlcan Mountains (''Munții Vâlcan'') Mehedinți Mountains (''Munții Mehendinţi'') * (''Munții Cernei'') Țarcu Mountains The Țarcu Mountains are a mountain range in the southwestern Romania, at the western edge of the Southern Carpathians. They are located between the Bistra Valley (to the south), Timiș River (to the east), Godeanu Mountains (to the northwest) and ... (''Munții Țarcu''; literally: ''Pen Mountains'') See also Carpathian Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Transalpina (DN 67C) The Transalpina or DN67C is a 148 km national road located in the Parâng Mountains group, Southern Carpathians of Romania, is one of the highest roads of the Carpathian Mountains. It connects Novaci, south of Parâng Mountains, to Sebeș in the north. It is the highest road in Romania, having the highest point in Urdele Pass (at 2,145 m). Transalpina traverses four counties – Gorj, Vâlcea, Sibiu, Alba – crossing the Parâng Mountains from south to north. The highest altitude is reached on a segment of about , in Vâlcea County, passing a short distance from the peaks of Dengheru (2,084 m), Păpușa (2,136 m), Urdele (2,228 m), Iezer (2,157 m), and Muntinu (2,062 m). Transalpina is a Latin name, used in old Latin texts of Țara Românească, meaning "the country beyond the mountains". Being a high altitude mountain road it is closed during the winter, it stays open from mid May to mid October (depending on the weather) and only during daytime (08:00–20:00). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]