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Bârlad Plateau
Bârlad Plateau () is a geographic area in eastern Romania. It is the south central part of the Moldavian Plateau. Although occasionally has heights over , it is generally sloped from north at to the south at . The river Bârlad Bârlad () is a city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the banks of the river Bârlad (river), Bârlad, which waters the high plains of Western Moldavia. At Bârlad the railway from Iași diverges, one branch skirting the river Siret (river ... and its tributaries have cut in it the northern part of the Bârlad plateau, which sometimes is called ''Podișul Central Moldovenesc'', a term that can be easily confused with the reserved term '' Podișul Moldovei Centrale'' (in English both translate as the Central Moldavian Plateau). The northernmost hill formation (edge) is called the Iași Ridge (). Other parts of the Bârlad Plateau: * Tutova Hills (), * Fălciu Hills (), * Covurlui Plateau (), and * Elanului Depression (). {{DEFAULTSOR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moldavian Plateau
The Moldavian Plateau () is a geographic area of the historical region of Moldavia, spanning nowadays the east and northeast of Romania, most of Moldova (except the south), and most of the Chernivtsi Oblast of Ukraine (where it is known as the ''Pokuttian-Bessarabian Upland''). Limits The Moldavian Plateau is bounded (in clockwise order), as follows. * To the west by the Eastern Carpathian Mountains (). * To north and north-east by the Podolian Plateau (). * To the east and south east by Black Sea Lowland across which to the east stretches the Pontic Plain (), part of the Eurasian Steppe () and to the south towards the Black Sea the Bugeac Plain (), comprising in Moldova. * To the south by the Romanian Plain (also known as the Wallachian Plain) and the Bărăgan Plain (). * To the southwest by the Vrancea Hills (), part of the Sub Carpathians (also known as the Curvature Carpathians) (). The Moldavian Plateau comprises over two-thirds of the territory of the medieval Principalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bârlad (river)
The Bârlad is a river in eastern Romania, a left tributary of the river Siret. Its total length is , and its drainage basin area is . p. 13 The source of the Bârlad is in the low hills between the Siret and rivers, southwest of . It flows generally south, through the cities of Negrești, Vaslui, |
Central Moldavian Plateau
The Central Moldavian Plateau (), or ''Codru Massif'' () is a geographic area in Moldova. It is the central and SE part of the Moldavian Plateau. It has elevations that in the N-S direction decrease in altitude from 400 m to under 200 m. The Central Moldavian Plateau is composed of: * Ciuluc-Soloneţ Hills (), the north along the right side of the Răut river, 1,690 km² * Corneşti Hills (), also known as Cordi Hills (), 4,740 km² * Lower Dniester Hills, or South Bessarabia Plateau (; ''Podişul Basarabiei de Sud''), to the south of the Botna river, 3,040 km² * Tigheci Hills (), in the south along the left side of the Prut river, 3,550 km² * between the latter and the Prut river lies the Lower Prut Valley (), 1,810 km² The natural vegetation of the Central Moldavian Plateau is characterized by forests, known as ''Codru'' (singular) or ''Codri'' (plural). It is also an area proper for vineyard A vineyard ( , ) is a plantation of grape-bearing vines. Many viney ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iași Ridge
Iași ( , , ; also known by other alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the third largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, it has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life. The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859, then of the United Principalities from 1859 to 1862, and the capital of Romania from 1916 to 1918. Known as the Cultural Capital of Romania Iași is a symbol of Romanian history. Historian Nicolae Iorga stated that "there should be no Romanian who does not know of it". Still referred to as "The Moldavian Capital", Iași is the main economic and business centre of Romania's Moldavian region. In December 2018, Iași was officially declared the Historical Capital of Romania. At the 2021 census, the city-proper had a population of 271,692, its metropolitan area had a populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tutova Hills
Tutova may refer to: * Tutova, Vaslui, a commune in Vaslui County, Romania * Tutova County, a former subdivision of Romania * Tutova (river) The Tutova is a right tributary of the river Bârlad in Romania. It discharges into the Bârlad near the village Tutova. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fălciu Hills
Fălciu is a commune in Vaslui County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bogdănești, Bozia, Copăceana, Fălciu, Odaia Bogdana, and Rânzești. The commune is a border crossing between Moldova and Romania. The Fălciu Nord train station is the terminus of CFR Rail Line 603, which starts in Bârlad and goes through Murgeni Murgeni is a town in Vaslui County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It had a population of 6,853 in 2021 and acquired town status in 2003. The town administers six villages: Cârja, Floreni, Lățești, Sărățeni, Schineni, and Raiu. Murgeni is loca .... At the 2011 census, the commune had 5,103 inhabitants, of which 95.75% were ethnic Romanians. References * Communes in Vaslui County Localities in Western Moldavia Moldova–Romania border crossings Populated places on the Prut {{Vaslui-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covurlui Plateau
The Covurlui Plain is located in Galați County, Romania, having an altitude varying between 60 and 200 metres. Its name is derived from the river Covurlui and has a Cuman origin. Before World War II, Covurlui was the name of a county, but it was merged with Tecuci County to form the current Galați County Galați () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Moldavia region, with the capital city at Galați, between latitude, 45°25'N and latitude, 46°10'N latitude, longitude, 27°20'E and longitude, 28°10'E longitude. It borders the counties of Vaslu .... References Plains of Romania {{Galati-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
