Parângu Mare (, "Big Parângu") is a mountain peak in Romania. At 2,519 metres above sea level, it is the highest peak of the
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-wester ...
, located in the
Parâng Mountains group of the
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 Pr ...
.
[2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook]
p. 11 It is situated on the border of the Romanian counties of
Gorj
Gorj County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Oltenia, with its capital city at Târgu Jiu. ''Gorj'' comes from the Slavic ''Gor(no)-'' Jiu (“upper Jiu”), in contrast with Dolj (“lower Jiu”).
Demographics
In 2011, the county had a ...
and
Hunedoara
Hunedoara (; german: Eisenmarkt; hu, Vajdahunyad ) is a city in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is located in southwestern Transylvania near the Poiana Ruscă Mountains, and administers five villages: Boș (''Bós''), Groș (''Grós' ...
. It is the most
prominent peak in Romania (2,103 m), its parent mountain being
Gerlachovský štít
Gerlachovský štít (, translated into English as ''Gerlachov Peak'', German: ''Gerlsdorfer Spitze'', Hungarian: ''Gerlachfalvi-csúcs''), informally referred to as Gerlach, is the highest peak in the High Tatras, in Slovakia, and in the Carpat ...
(2,655 m) in Slovakia.
Mountains
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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-wester ...
(''Munții Parâng'')
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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 Valle ...
(''Munții Șureanu''/''M. Sebeșului'')
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Cindrel Mountains (''Munții Cindrel''/''M. Cibinului'')
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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 bo ...
(''Munții Lotrului''; literally: ''Mountains of the Thief'')
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Căpățâna Mountains (''Munții Căpățânii''; literally: ''Mountains of the Head'' or ''Mountains of the Skull'')
See also
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Parâng Mountains group
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Carpathian Mountains
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Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group
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Făgăraș Mountains group
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Rânca
References
External links
Pictures and images from the Carpathian Mountains* http://www.carpati.org/
* http://www.alpinet.org/
"Vârful Parângul Mare, Romania" on Peakbagger
Mountains of Romania
Mountains of the Southern Carpathians
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