The Sub Carpathians

Ciucaş mountains, Prahova County, in the Curvature Carpathians

Ciucaş mountains, Prahova County

The Sub Carpathians of Curvature, Ciucaş, or Curvature Carpathians, are located between Trotus Valley and Slanicul Buzaului Valley in Romania. They are a range of high hills (800-900 m), with knolls and parallel ridges (Magura Odobeşti), which separate two geologic depressions.

The Sub Carpathians are one of the three traditional classifications of the Carpathians in Romania:

• in the north, the Carpathians of Maramureş and Bucovina (Munţii Carpaţi ai Maramureşului şi Bucovinei)
• central, the Carpathians of Moldavia and Transylvania (Munţii Carpaţi Moldo-Transilvani)
• and the south, the Curvature Carpathians (Munţii Carpaţi de Curbură)

They include:

• Bârsa Mountains (Munţii Bârsei)
• Ciucaş Mountains (Munţii Ciucaş)
• Buzău Mountains (Munţii Buzăului)
• Vrancea Mountains (Munţii Vrancei)
• Baiu Mountains (Munții Baiului or Munții Gârbova)
• Braşov Depression (Depresiunea Braşovului)

Geologically, based on the divisions of the Carpathians, all of the Sub Carpathians are part of the Outer Eastern Carpathians.