The Meseș Mountains (, ) are a
mountain range
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in
Transylvania
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,
Romania
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, which belongs to the
Apuseni Mountains
The Apuseni Mountains (, "Western Mountains"; , "Transylvanian Mountains") are a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Romanian Carpathians. The highest peak is the Bihor Peak at . The Apuseni Mountains have ab ...
. The highest peak is , at .
The mountains are located in
Sălaj and
Cluj
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counties, south of
Zalău
Zalău (, unofficial and former official name: (; or , , ) is the seat of Sălaj County, Romania. In 2021, its estimated population was 52,359.
History
Ancient times
Zalău is situated in the area inhabited by "Free Dacians", away from the h ...
and northwest of
Cluj-Napoca
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. The main rivers flowing through the area are the
Crasna (with its tributary, the
Pria),
Almaș
Almaș () is a commune in Arad County, Romania
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, and
Agrij
Agrij () is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Agrij and Răstolțu Deșert (''Pusztarajtolc''). It was called ''Treznea-Agrij'' from 1988 to 1995, when Treznea and Bozna villages were split off ...
.
Gallery
References
Bibliography
*''Sălaj, Monografie'', Victor Cormoș, Valentin Borda, Editura Sport Turism, București 1980.
*''Zona Etnografică Meseș'', Ioan Augustin Goia, Editura Sport-Turism, București 1982.
*''Geografia României I. Geografia fizică'', M. Ielenicz, Editura Universitară 2005
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Mountain ranges of the Western Romanian Carpathians
Western Romanian Carpathians
Geography of Sălaj County