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Moldavian Subcarpathians ( ro, Subcarpații Moldovei) is a geographic area located in the northeast of
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 ...
, to the east of the
Eastern Carpathian Mountains 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 ...
. The Moldavian Subcarpathians are considered to be part of the
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 ...
. They are composed of: * ( ro, Culmea Pleșului) * ( ro, Depresiunea Neamțului) * ( ro, Dealul Boiștea) * ( ro, Dealurile Cornii) * ( ro, Depresiunea Cracău–Bistrița) * ( ro, Dealul Runc) * ( ro, Dealurile Bărboiu) * ( ro, Culmea Pietricica) * ( ro, Depresiunea Tazlău–Cașin) * Oușuru Hills ( ro, Dealurile Oușoru) * Zabranț Hills ( ro, Dealurile Zabranț) * Răchitaș Hills ( ro, Dealurile Răchitaș) The Moldavian Subcarpathians are separated from the rest of the
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 ...
by the
Siret Siret (; german: Sereth; hu, Szeretvásár; uk, Серет, Seret; yi, סערעט, Seret) is a town, municipality and former Latin bishopric in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Bukovina. Siret is ...
and
Moldova River The Moldova () is a river in Romania, in the historical region of Moldavia. It is a right tributary of the river Siret. The river rises from the Obcina Feredeu Mountains of Bukovina in Suceava County and joins the Siret in Cotu Vameș, east of ...
valleys (north and east), and are bounded by the Curvature Subcarpathians ( ro, Subcarpații de Curbură) to the south. The highest point is Pleșului Ridge (northwest of
Târgu Neamț Târgu Neamț (; german: Niamtz, hu, Németvásár, he, נאמץ טרגו, la, Ante Castrum Nempch) is a town in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania, on the river Neamț. It had, , a population of 20,496. Three villages are administered ...
), with an altitude of . Regions of Europe


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