Cheia is a

mountain resort A mountain resort is a place to holiday or vacation located in an elevated and typically at least relatively isolated area. The term resort implies integral hotel or inn accommodations, restaurants, and either or both sports facilities or sceni ...

, north of

Ploiești Ploiești ( , , ), formerly spelled Ploești, is a Municipiu, city and county seat in Prahova County, Romania. Part of the historical region of Muntenia, it is located north of Bucharest. The area of Ploiești is around , and it borders the Ble ...

Prahova County Prahova County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploiești. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 762,886 and the population density was 161/k ...

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. Situated in the

Teleajen The Teleajen is a left tributary of the river Prahova in southern Romania. Its source is at elevation in the Ciucaș Mountains, north of Roșu Peak and the locality of Cheia. Upstream from its confluence with the Gropșoarele in Cheia, it is a ...

Valley, it is surrounded by the

Ciucaș Mountains The Ciucaș Mountains (, ) is a mountain range in Romania. It is located in the northern part of Prahova County and straddles the border with Brașov County Brașov County () is a county (județ) of Transylvania, Romania. Its capital city is ...

. Administratively, Cheia is a village, part of

Măneciu Măneciu is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Cheia, Chiciureni, Costeni, Făcăieni, Gheaba, Măneciu-Pământeni, Măneciu-Ungureni (the commune centre), Mânăstirea Suzana, and Plăiețu. Cheia ...

commune. Cheia Monastery is located to the southeast of the town.

Mountain peaks

Heights, as shown in the panoramic photo (from left to right, view from the Babeș Peak): *Bratocea Pass (1,263 m) *Tesla Peak (1,613 m) *

Ciucaș Peak Ciucaș Peak (, , ) is the highest peak of Ciucaș Mountains, Southern Carpathians The Southern Carpathians (also known as the Transylvanian Alps; ; ) are a group of mountain ranges located in southern Romania. They cover the part of the Car ...

(1,954 m) *Valea Berii *Muntele Roșu (the Red Mountain) *Gropșoare Peak (1,833 m) *Zăganu Peak (1,817 m) *Cheia resort (875 m).

Water source

Cheia in Prahova is the source for several brands of bottled mineral water in Romania, including Keia Izvorul Zaganului Junior.

References

Geography of Prahova County {{Prahova-geo-stub