The Buzău Mountains are a set of six mountains ranges 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 ...

which are part of the

Curvature Carpathians The Sub Carpathians of Curvature, ''Ciucaș'', or Curvature Carpathians ( ro, Carpații de Curbură, hu, Kárpátkanyar), are located between the Trotuș and Slănic rivers in Romania. They are a range of high hills (800–900 m), with knolls ...

region of the

Outer Eastern Carpathians Divisions of the Carpathians are a categorization of the Carpathian mountains system. Below is a detailed overview of the major subdivisions and ranges of the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of a bigger Alps-Himalaya S ...

. These six mountain ranges are as follows: * * * * * *. The Penteleu and Ivănețu Massifs are to the east, and border the

Vrancea Mountains The Vrancea Mountains ( ro, Munții Vrancei) are a mountain range in the Curvature Carpathians in Romania. Located mostly in western Vrancea County, they also cover parts of Bacău, Buzău, and Covasna counties. The highest peak is , at . To t ...

. The Podu Calului and Siriu Massifs are to the north, separated from the by the , while the Ivănețu Massif is to the south. Finally, the Tătaru Mountains are to the west, abutting the

Ciucaș Mountains The Ciucaș Mountains ( ro, Munții Ciucaș, hu, Csukás-hegység) is a mountain range in Romania. It is located in the northern part of Prahova County and straddles the border with Brașov County. The highest peak is ''Vârful Ciucaș'' ( Ciuc ...

. The highest peaks in the Buzău Mountains are: * , Penteleu Massif, * , Siriu Massif, * Tătaru Mare, Tătaru Mountains, * Vârful lui Crai, Tătaru Mountains, * Podu Calului Peak, Podu Calului Massif, * , Ivănețu Massif, . These mountains are crossed by the

Buzău Pass Buzău Pass () is a mountain pass that follows the Buzău River and connects Brașov with Buzău over the Buzău Mountains, in the Eastern Carpathians in Romania. Geography The pass is traversed by National Road DN10, from Crasna, in Covasna ...

, which follows the

Buzău River The city of Buzău (formerly spelled ''Buzeu'' or ''Buzĕu''; ) is the county seat of Buzău County, Romania, in the historical region of Muntenia. It lies near the right bank of the Buzău River, between the south-eastern curvature of the Car ...

and connects

Brașov Brașov (, , ; german: Kronstadt; hu, Brassó; la, Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Brașov County. According to the latest Romanian census (2011), Brașov has a popu ...

with

Buzău The city of Buzău (formerly spelled ''Buzeu'' or ''Buzĕu''; ) is the county seat of Buzău County, Romania, in the historical region of Muntenia. It lies near the right bank of the Buzău River, between the south-eastern curvature of the Car ...

Lake Siriu Lake Siriu is an artificial dam lake in Romania, on the Buzău River valley. Construction of the dam started in 1982, and the 42 MW Nehoiașu hydroelectric plant was opened in 1994. The dam is a high embankment dam with a clay core, the se ...

is an artificial dam lake on the river, at the southern end of the pass. Lacul Vulturilor is a

periglacial Periglaciation (adjective: "periglacial", also referring to places at the edges of glacial areas) describes geomorphic processes that result from seasonal thawing of snow in areas of permafrost, the runoff from which refreezes in ice wedges and ot ...

lake located near

Siriu Siriu is a commune in Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania, in the valley of the river Buzău. It is composed of five villages: Cașoca, Colțu Pietrii, Gura Siriului, Lunca Jariștei (the commune centre) and Mușcelușa. Geography Location Siriu ...

, at an altitude of . The surrounding area offers

vineyard A vineyard (; also ) is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture. Vineyards ...

s, camping and hiking as visitor attractions. Rockfalls,

mudslides A mudflow or mud flow is a form of mass wasting involving fast-moving flow of debris that has become liquified by the addition of water. Such flows can move at speeds ranging from 3 meters/minute to 5 meters/second. Mudflows contain a significa ...

and other

seismic activity An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from ...

are not uncommon in the area.

Gallery

File:Zona Bisoca, Buzau - panoramio.jpg, Bisoca File:Siriu Lake.jpg, Siriu Lake File:Skitul d'Alunich dep. de Bouzeou.jpg, Aluniș hermitage caves File:Meledic11.jpg, Meledic plateau File:Focul viu2a.jpg, Focul Viu (Living Fires) File:Volcanes de lodo, Buzau, Rumanía, 2016-05-29, DD 28.jpg, Mud Volcanoes File:Volcanes de lodo, Buzau, Rumanía, 2016-05-29, DD 33.jpg File:Biserica de lemn Adormirea Maicii Domnului din satul Gavanu comuna Manzalesti judetul Buzau Romania 4.jpg, Găvanu wooden church File:RO BZ Gura Siriului World War I heroes cemetery 02.jpg, World War I Heroes cemetery

External links

online description of the region (in Romanian)

tourist-oriented online article on Buzău Mountains
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