Romanian Carpathians

This is a detailed overview of the subdivisions of the Romanian Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of the Alps-Himalaya System and are further divided into "provinces" and "subprovinces". The last level of the division, i.e. the actual mountain ranges and basins, is usually called "units". The main divisions are shown in the map on the right.
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3. Outer Eastern Carpathians
4. Inner Eastern Carpathians
5. Southern Carpathians
6. Western Romanian Carpathians
7. Transylvanian Plateau

A. Eastern Carpathians

A1. Outer Eastern Carpathians

Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians

:RO: "Munţii Carpaţi ai Moldo-Munteniei"
*Bucovina Ridges (RO: "Obcinele Bucovinei"), i.e Obcina Mare ("Great Ridge") + Obcina Feredeului ("Feredeu Ridge"), MMB
*Stânişoara Mountains (RO: "Munţii Stânişoarei") MMT
*Tarcău Mountains (RO: "Munţii Tarcăului") MMT
*Comăneşti Depression (RO: "Depresiunea Comăneşti") MMT
*Nemira Mountains (RO: "Munţii Nemira") MMT
*Ciuc Mountains (RO: "Munţii Ciucului"), incl. Bodoc Mountains (RO: "Munţii Bodocului"), MMT
*Bârsa Mountains (RO: "Munţii Bârsei") MC
*Ciucaş Mountains (RO: "Munţii Ciucaş") MC
*Buzău Mountains (RO: "Munţii Buzăului") MC
*Vrancea Mountains (RO: "Munţii Vrancei") MC

A2. Inner Eastern Carpathians

a) Volcanic Ridge

*Oaş Mountains (RO: "Munţii Oaşului") and Oaş Depression (RO: "Depresiunea Oaşului") MMB
*Gutâi Mountains (RO: "Munţii Gutâiului") MMB
*Ţibleş Mountains (RO: "Munţii Ţibleşului") MMB

b) Bistriţa Mountains

:RO: "Munţii Bistriţei"
*Bistriţa Mountains ("Munţii Bistriţei") sensu stricto, i.e. Pietrosul Massif ("Masivul Pietrosul"; literally: "Rocky Massif") + Budacul Massif ("Masivul Budacul") + Ceahlău Massif ("Masivul Ceahlău"), the latter being considered a separate range sometimes, MMT
*Mestecăniş Ridge ("Obcina Mestecăniş") MMB
*Dorna Depression ("Depresiunea Dornei") MMB
*Giumalău-Rarău Mountains ("Munţii Giumalău-Rarău") MMB
*Giurgeu Mountains ("Munţii Giurgeului") MMT
*Great Hăşmaşu Mountains ("Munţii Hăşmaşu Mare") MMT

c) Căliman-Harghita Mountains

:RO: "Munţii Căliman-Harghita"
*Bârgău Mountains ("Munţii Bârgăului") MMT
*Călimani Mountains ("Munţii Călimani") MMT
*Gurghiu Mountains ("Munţii Gurghiului") MMT
*Harghita Mountains ("Munţii Harghita") MMT
*Baraolt Mountains ("Munţii Baraolt") MMT
*Perşani Mountains ("Munţii Perşani") MMT

d) Giurgeu-Braşov Depression

:RO: "Depresiunea Giurgeu-Braşovului"
*Giurgeu Depression ("Depresiunea Giurgeului") MMT
*Ciuc Depression ("Depresiunea Ciucului") MMT
*Braşov Depression ("Depresiunea Braşovului") MC

e) other

*Maramureş Depression (UA: "Marmaros'ka ulohovyna", RO: "Depresiunea Maramureşului") MMB
*Rodna Mountains (RO: "Munţii Rodnei") MMB

B. Southern Carpathians

B1. Outer Carpathian Depressions

B2. Bucegi Mountains Group

:RO: "Grupa Munţii Bucegi"
*Bucegi Mountains ("Munţii Bucegi")
*Leaotă Mountains ("Munţii Leaotă")
*Rucăr-Bran Groove ("Culoarul Rucăr-Bran")

B3. Făgăraş Mountains group

:RO: "Grupa Munţii Făgăraşului"
*Făgăraş Mountains ("Munţii Făgăraşului")
*Iezer Mountains ("Munţii Iezer"; literally:"Mountains of the Deep Lake")
*Piatra Craiului (literally: "Rock of the King")
*Cozia Mountains ("Munţii Cozia")
*Lovişte Depression ("Depresiunea Loviştei")

B4. Parâng Mountains group

:RO: "Grupa Munţii Parângului"
*Parâng Mountains ("Munţii Parângului")
*Şureanu Mountains ("Munţii Şureanu/M. Sebeşului")
*Cindrel Mountains ("Munţii Cindrel/M. Cibinului")
*Lotru Mountains ("Munţii Lotrului"; literally: "Mountains of the Thief")
*Căpăţână Mountains ("Munţii Căpăţânii"; literally: "Mountains of the Skull")
*Petroşani Depression ("Depresiunea Petroşani")

B5. Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group

:RO: "Grupa Munţii Retezat-Godeanu"
*Retezat Mountains ("Munţii Retezat"; literally: "Hewed Mountains")
*Godeanu Mountains ("Munţii Godeanu")
*Vâlcan Mountains ("Munţii Vâlcanului")
*Mehedinţi Mountains ("Munţii Mehendinţi")
*Cerna Mountains ("Munţii Cernei")
*Ţarcu Mountains ("Munţii Ţarcu"; literally: "Pen Mountains")

C. Western Carpathians

:RO: "Carpaţii Occidentali" or "Carpaţii Apuseni" or "Carpaţii de Apus". The term "Bihor Massif" is sometimes used for the Apuseni Mountains and Poiana Ruscă.

C1. Apuseni Mountains

:RO: "Munţii Apuseni""Criş Mountains (Munţii Criş)" :
*Criş Hills ("Dealurile Crişene"), incl. Beiuş Depression ("Depresiunea Beiuş"), Vad Depression ("Depresiunea Vad")
*Pădurea Craiului Mountains (literally:"Forest of the King")
*Codru-Moma Mountains ("Munţii Codru-Moma")

"Seş-Meseş Mountains (Munţii Seş-Meseşului)":
*Meseş Mountains ("Munţii Meseşului")
*Seş Mountain ("Muntele Seş")
*Şimleu Depression ("Depresiunea Şimleu"), often considered part of the Transylvanian Basin-Podişul Someşan
*Şimleu Mountains ("Munţii Şimleu"), often considered part of the Transylvanian Basin-Podişul Someşan

"Bihor Massif ("Masivul Bihor"):
*Bihor Mountains ("Munţii Bihorului")
*Great Mountain ("Muntele Mare")
*Gilău Mountains ("Munţii Gilăului")

"Mureş Mountains ("Munţii Mureşului"):
*Zarand Mountains ("Munţii Zarandului")
*Metalliferous Mountains ("Munţii Metaliferi"), incl. Trascău Mountains ("Munţii Trascăului")

C2. Poiana Ruscă Mountains

:RO: "Munţii Poiana Ruscă"(Note: sometimes considered part of the Southern Carpathians)
* Poiana Ruscă (literally: "Ruscă Meadows")
* Lipova Plateau ("Podişul Lipovei")
* Bega-Timiş Groove ("Culoarul Bega-Timiş")
* Orăştie Groove ("Culoarul Orăştiei"), incl. Haţeg Depression ("Depresiunea Haţegului")

C3. Banat Mountains

:RO: "Munţii Banatului"(Note: sometimes considered part of the Southern Carpathians)
* Banat Mountains ("Munţii Banatului") sensu stricto, i.e. Semenic Mountains ("Munţii Semenic"), Locva Mountains ("Munţii Locvei"), Anina Mountains ("Munţii Aninei") and Dognecea Mountains ("Munţii Dognecei")
* Almăj Mountains ("Munţii Almăjului")
* Timiş-Cerna Groove ("Culoarul Timiş-Cerna"), incl. Almăj Depression ("Depresiunea Almăj")
* Caraş Hills ("Dealurile Caraşului")

D. Transylvanian Plateau

:RO: "Depresiunea Transilvaniei", i.e. Transylvanian Depression. Sometimes not considered part of the Carpathians at all.

*Mureş-Turda Depression ("Depresiunea Mureş-Turda")
*Sibiu Depression ("Depresiunea Sibiului")
*Făgăraş Depression ("Depresiunea Făgăraşului")

"Transylvanian Plateau ("Podişul Transilvaniei"):
*Târnava Plateau ("Podişul Târnavelor"), incl. Hârtibaci Plateau ("Podişul Hârtibaciului") and Secaşe Plateau ("Podişul Secaşelor")
*Transylvanian Plain ("Câmpia Transilvaniei"), or Transylvanian Plateau ("Podişul Transivan(iei)") sensu stricto
*Someş Plateau ("Podişul Someşan" or "Podişul Someşelor")

ee also

*List of mountains in Romania

Footnotes