The Giurgeu-Brașov Depression (in
Romanian
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, ''Depresiunea Giurgeu-Brașovului'') is a series of
intermontane
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basins in Romania.
The basin is considered part of the
Inner Eastern Carpathians
Divisions of the Carpathians are a categorization of the Carpathian mountains system.
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. Within Romania, however, it is traditional to divide the Eastern Carpathians in Romanian territory into three geographical groups (north, center, south), instead in Outer and Inner Eastern Carpathians. The Romanian categorization is indicated below.
Volcanic mineral waters and health resorts are abundant in these basins.
Components of the Giurgeu-Brașov Depression include:
*
Giurgeu Depression (''Depresiunea Giurgeului''), with rock outcroppings formed by the headwaters of the
Mureș River Mureș may refer to:
* Mureș County, Romania
* Mureș (river) in Romania and Hungary (''Maros'')
* Mureș culture, a Bronze Age culture from Romania
See also
* Târgu Mureș, the capital of Mureș County
* Ocna Mureș
Ocna Mureș (; la, Sali ...
. In Romania these are considered part of the central Carpathians of
Moldavia
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and
Transylvania
Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...
(Munții Carpați Moldo-Transilvani), or "MMT"
*
Ciuc Depression Ciuc may refer to:
* Ciuc Mountains, a mid-high range of mountains of Harghita County in Transylvania
* Ciuc County, a former county in the Kingdom of Romania
* Miercurea Ciuc
Miercurea Ciuc (; hu, Csíkszereda, ; german: Szeklerburg) is the ...
(''Depresiunea Ciucului''), considered part of the MMT
*
Brașov Depression
Brașov (, , ; german: Kronstadt; hu, Brassó; la, Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Brașov County.
According to the latest Romanian census (2011), Brașov has a popu ...
(''Depresiunea Brașovului''), in Romania considered part of the
Curvature Carpathians
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Eastern Carpathians
Mountain ranges of Romania