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 The Parâng ( hu, Páring-hegység) mountain group is a subgroup of mountains in the Southern Carpathians. It is named after the highest of the mountains in the group, the Parâng Mountains.
Boundaries
The Parâng group is bounded:
*in the east, ...
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 ...
.
[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 Carpa ...
(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
Cindrel Mountains (also known as Cândrel Mountains, Cibin Mountains, or the Szeben Alps) are a group of mountains in central Romania in the centre of the Southern Carpathians, in the North-East of the Parâng Mountains group.
From the Transylv ...
(''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. The highest peak is ''Șteflești Peak'' at .
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(''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 The Parâng ( hu, Páring-hegység) mountain group is a subgroup of mountains in the Southern Carpathians. It is named after the highest of the mountains in the group, the Parâng Mountains.
Boundaries
The Parâng group is bounded:
*in the east, ...
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Carpathian Mountains
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Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group
The Retezat–Godeanu mountain group is a subgroup of mountains in the Southern Carpathians, Romania. It is named after the highest mountains in the group, the Retezat Mountains.
Boundaries
The Retezat–Godeanu group of mountains is bounded:
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Făgăraș Mountains group
The Făgăraș mountain group is a subgroup of mountains in the Southern Carpathians. It is named after the highest of the mountains in the group, the Făgăraș Mountains.
Boundaries
The Făgăraș group is bounded:
*in the west, by the Olt Riv ...
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Rânca
Rânca () is a recently developed Romanian resort, located at 1,600 meters (5,250 ft) elevation, at the foothill of Păpuşa Peak in the Parâng Mountains.
It is located 17.9 kilometers away from Novaci, Gorj County, after pass ...
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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