Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians
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The Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians are a group of mountain ranges in
Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
. These ranges are considered part of the
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 ...
. Within Romania, however, it is traditional to divide the Eastern Romanian Carpathians (in
Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...
, ''Munții Carpați Orientali'') into three geographical groups, instead in Outer and Inner Eastern Carpathians: * North: Carpathians of Maramureș and Bukovina (''Munții Carpați ai Maramureșului și Bucovinei'') - MMB; * Centre: Moldavian-Transylvanian Carpathians (''Munții Carpați Moldo-Transilvani'') - MMT; * South:
Curvature Carpathians The Curvature Carpathians (; ) are the Southernmost stretch of the Eastern Carpathians, stretching from the Trotuș River to the Prahova River. The highest peak is Ciucaș (1954 m). The Curvature Carpathians are one of the three traditio ...
(''Munții Carpați de Curbură'') - MC; The Eastern Romanian (Oriental) Carpathians include: * Ridges of Bukovina (RO: ''Obcinele Bucovinei''), i.e. Obcina Mare (''Great Ridge''), Obcina Mestecăniș (''Mestecăniș Ridge'') and Obcina Feredeului (''Feredeu Ridge''). In Romania these are considered part of the northern Carpathians of
Maramureș ( ; ; ; ) is a geographical, historical and cultural region in northern Romania and western Ukraine. It is situated in the northeastern Carpathians, along parts of the upper Tisza River drainage basin; it covers the Maramureș Depression and the ...
and
Bukovina Bukovina or ; ; ; ; , ; see also other languages. is a historical region at the crossroads of Central and Eastern Europe. It is located on the northern slopes of the central Eastern Carpathians and the adjoining plains, today divided betwe ...
(''Munții Carpați ai Maramureșului și Bucovinei'') * Stânișoara Mountains (RO: ''Munții Stânișoarei''). In Romania considered part of the central Carpathians of
Moldavia Moldavia (, or ; in Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, Romanian Cyrillic: or ) is a historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester River. An initially in ...
and
Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...
(''Munții Carpați Moldo-Transilvani''), or "MMT" *
Tarcău Mountains The Tarcău Mountains (, ) are a mountain range, part of the Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians of the Outer Eastern Carpathians. The range is located between the latitudes 46°25′ and 46°57′ N and between the longitudes 25°52′ and 26°28 ...
(RO: ''Munții Tarcăului''). MMT *
Comănești Depression Comănești (; ) is a town in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania, with a population of 19,996 as of 2021. It is situated on the river Trotuș, which flows between the Ciuc Mountains, Ciuc and the Tarcău Mountains, Tarcău mountains; of th ...
(RO: ''Depresiunea Comănești'') MMT * Nemira Mountains (RO: ''Munții Nemira'') MMT *
Ciuc Mountains Ciuc Mountains (Romanian ''Munții Ciucului'', Hungarian ''Csíki-havasok'') are a mid-high range of mountains of Harghita County in Transylvania, Romania. Geologically they belong to the Căliman-Harghita Mountains group of the Inner Eastern ...
(RO: ''Munții Ciucului''), including the Bodoc Mountains (RO: ''Munții Bodocului''), MMT * Bârsa Mountains (RO: ''Munții Bârsei''), in Romania considered part of the
Curvature Carpathians The Curvature Carpathians (; ) are the Southernmost stretch of the Eastern Carpathians, stretching from the Trotuș River to the Prahova River. The highest peak is Ciucaș (1954 m). The Curvature Carpathians are one of the three traditio ...
, or "MC" *
Ciucaș Mountains The Ciucaș Mountains (, ) is a mountain range in Romania. It is located in the northern part of Prahova County and straddles the border with Brașov County Brașov County () is a county (județ) of Transylvania, Romania. Its capital city is ...
(RO: ''Munții Ciucaș''), MC *
Baiu Mountains The Baiu Mountains (, ) are mountains in central Romania, a few kilometers south of Brașov. Within traditional Romanian classification the Baiu Mountains belong to the Curvature Carpathians. According to the geological divisions of the Carp ...
(RO:''Munții Baiului'' or ''Munții Gârbova'') MC *
Buzău Mountains The Buzău Mountains are a set of six mountains ranges in Romania which are part of the Curvature Carpathians region of the Outer Eastern Carpathians. These six mountain ranges are as follows: * * * * * *. The Penteleu and Ivănețu Massifs are ...
(RO: ''Munții Buzăului''), MC * Vrancea Mountains (RO: ''Munții Vrancei''), MC {{coord missing, Romania Mountain ranges of Romania Mountain ranges of the Eastern Carpathians