The Pădurea Craiului Mountains are in the northwestern part of the

Apuseni Mountains The Apuseni Mountains ( ro, Munții Apuseni, hu, Erdélyi-középhegység) is a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Romanian Carpathians, also called ''Occidentali'' in Romanian. Their name translates from Rom ...

of the

Carpathian Mountain range 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 ...

, located between the and the

Beiuș Depression Beiuș (; hu, Belényes) is a city in Bihor County, Romania near the Apuseni Mountains. The river Crișul Negru flows through Beiuș, and the city administers a single village, Delani (''Gyalány''). Between the late 18th and very early 20th ...

. The Dealurile Vestice (Western Hills) are located to the west of these mountains, the are to their south-east, and the are to their north. The highest peak in Pădurea Craiului is the Hodrâncușa Peak at . The name ''Pădurea Craiului'' literally means "The Forest of the King". The mountains cover an area of and are located in the central-eastern part of

Bihor County Bihor County () is a county ( județ) in western Romania. With a total area of , Bihor is Romania's 6th largest county geographically and the main county in the historical region of Crișana. Its capital city is Oradea. Toponymy The origin of ...

, covering 15.2% of its surface area. They are also the mountainous area nearest to

Oradea Oradea (, , ; german: Großwardein ; hu, Nagyvárad ) is a city in Romania, located in Crișana, a sub-region of Transylvania. The county seat, seat of Bihor County, Oradea is one of the most important economic, social and cultural centers in the ...

, which is about away from

Vârciorog Vârciorog ( hu, Vércsorog) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Fâșca (''Várfancsika''), Surducel (''Kisszurdok''), Șerghiș (''Serges''), and Vârciorog. The commune is located in the central p ...

, and away of

Șuncuiuș Șuncuiuș ( hu, Vársonkolyos) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It has a population of 3,259 people and is composed of four villages: Bălnaca (''Körösbánlaka''), Bălnaca-Groși (''Körösbánlakai erdő''), Șuncuiuș and Zec ...

, two

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...

nestled in the Pădurea Craiului.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Padurea Craiului Mountain ranges of Romania Mountain ranges of the Western Romanian Carpathians Western Romanian Carpathians Geography of Bihor County