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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 ... [...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 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiu River
The Jiu (; hu, Zsil ; german: Schil or Schiel; la, Rabon) is a river in southern Romania. It is formed near Petroșani by the confluence of headwaters Jiul de Vest and Jiul de Est. It flows southward through the Romanian counties Hunedoara, Gorj and Dolj before flowing into the Danube near Zăval, a few kilometers upstream from the Bulgarian city of Oryahovo. It is long, including its source river Jiul de Vest. It has a basin of . p. 13 Its average discharge at the mouth is . The upper [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Șureanu Mountains
The Șureanu Mountains, (German: ''Mühlbacher Gebirge'', Hungarian: ''Kudzsiri-havasok''), belong to Romania's Parâng range in the Southern Carpathians, with peaks frequently exceeding . The mountains are located north of Romania's Jiu Valley, in the Hunedoara and Alba counties. They border the Cindrel Mountains to the east and the Lotru Mountains to the southeast. The Parâng Mountains are to the south, separated by the Jiul de Est River. To the west, across the Hațeg Depression and the Orăștie Corridor, lie the Retezat Mountains and the Poiana Ruscă Mountains, while to the north, across the Mureș River valley, lie the Apuseni Mountains. The Șureanu Mountains are divided into the Sebeș Mountains to the east and the Orăștiei Mountains to the west. In all, they cover an area of . The highest peak is Peter's Peak (''Vârfu lui Pătru''), at ; other peaks are Șureanu Peak, at and Vârfu Negru, at , as well as Aușelu, Comărnicelul, Gropșoara, and Pârva peaks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, Eastern, and 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 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] |
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 1995), Romanian footballer {{surname Romanian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Carp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
