The Romanian Carpathians ( ro, Carpații românești) are a section of the Carpathian Mountains, within the borders of modern

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. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of the Alps-Himalaya System and are further divided into "

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" and "subprovinces". This is an overview of the geological subdivisions of the Romanian section of the Carpathian Mountains. The broadest divisions are shown in the map on the right. The last level of the division, i.e. the actual mountain ranges and basins, is usually called "units". The lowest-level detail for those units is maintained on separate pages.

Naming conventions

Traditional Romanian naming conventions differ from this list. In

, it is usual to divide the

Eastern Carpathians Divisions of the Carpathians are a categorization of the Carpathian mountains system. Below is a detailed overview of the major subdivisions and ranges of the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of a bigger Alps-Himalaya Sy ...

in Romanian territory into three geographical groups (North, Centre, South), instead in Outer and Inner Eastern Carpathians. The

Transylvanian Plateau The Transylvanian Plateau ( ro, Podișul Transilvaniei; hu, Erdélyi-medence) is a plateau in central Romania. The plateau lies within and takes its name from the historical region of Transylvania, and is almost entirely surrounded by the East ...

is encircled by, and geologically a part of, the Carpathians, but it is not a mountainous region and its inclusion is disputed in some sources. Its features are included below. The Outer Carpathian Depressions lay outside the broad arc of the entire formation and are usually listed as part of the individual divisions of the Carpathian Mountains, i.e. of Western Carpathians, Eastern Carpathians etc.

Romanian divisions

The Romanian Carpathians chain is classified, according to the geomorphological and geological differences, into three major morphotectonic units: * Eastern Romanian Carpathians (''Carpații Orientali'') - with 3 main groups subdivided into 40 mountain groups *

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 Pr ...

(''Carpații Meridionali'') - with 4 main groups subdivided into 24 mountain groups *

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(''Carpații Occidentali Românești'') - with 3 main groups subdivided into 18 mountain groups

Eastern Romanian Carpathians

Romanian classification

The Eastern Carpathians are divided into three geographical groups; the Romanian approach is shown by adding the following abbreviations to the names of units within Romania: * MMB = Maramureș-Bukovinian Carpathians (''Munții Carpați ai Maramureșului și Bucovinei'') (North group) * MMT = Moldavian-Transylvanian Carpathians (''Munții Carpați Moldo-Transilvani'') (Centre group) * MC =

Curvature Carpathians The Sub Carpathians of Curvature, ''Ciucaș'', or Curvature Carpathians ( ro, Carpații de Curbură, hu, Kárpátkanyar), are located between the Trotuș and Slănic (Buzău), Slănic rivers in Romania. They are a range of high hills (800–90 ...

(''Munții Carpați de Curbură'') (South group)

Other classification

Outer Eastern Carpathians Divisions of the Carpathians are a categorization of the Carpathian mountains system. Below is a detailed overview of the major subdivisions and ranges of the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of a bigger Alps-Himalaya Sy ...

** Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians *

Inner Eastern Carpathians Divisions of the Carpathians are a categorization of the Carpathian mountains system. Below is a detailed overview of the major subdivisions and ranges of the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of a bigger Alps-Himalaya ...

** "Volcanic Ridge" (the Romanian portion of the Vihorlat-Gutin Area group) ** Bistrița Mountains **

Căliman-Harghita Mountains The Căliman-Harghita Mountains (in Romanian, ''Munții Căliman-Harghita'') are a group of mountain ranges in Romania. These ranges are considered part of the Inner Eastern Carpathians. Within Romania, however, it is traditional to divide the ...

** Giurgeu-Brașov Depression

Southern Romanian Carpathians

* Bucegi Mountains Group * Făgăraș Mountains group * Parâng Mountains group * Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group

Western Romanian Carpathians

Apuseni Mountains The Apuseni Mountains ( ro, Munții Apuseni, hu, Erdélyi-középhegység) is a mountain range in Transylvania, Romania, which belongs to the Western Romanian Carpathians, also called ''Occidentali'' in Romanian. Their name translates from Ro ...

Poiana Ruscă Mountains The Poiana Ruscă Mountains (part of the Western Carpathians) are a Carpathian mountain range in western Romania. The mountains are situated roughly south of the Mureș River, northeast of the Timiș River, and west of the Strei River. The Bega R ...

Banat Mountains The Banat Mountains ( ro, Munții Banatului; hu, Bánsági-hegyvidék) are a number of mountain ranges in Romania, considered part of the Western Romanian Carpathians (''Carpații Occidentali Românești'') mountain range. The Banat Mountains ...

Transylvanian Plateau

External links

Pictures and landscapes from the Romanian Carpathians
{{coord missing, Romania Mountain ranges of Romania Lists of landforms of Romania Mountain ranges of the Eastern Carpathians Mountain ranges of the Western Romanian Carpathians Mountain ranges of the Southern Carpathians