The Carpathian Mountains are mountains in Central Europe from Poland to Romania.
Regions
- Eastern Carpathians
- Southern Carpathians
- Western Romanian Carpathians
- Beskids in Poland
- Tatra Mountains in Poland and Slovakia
- Gorce in Poland
- Pieniny in Poland and Slovakia
- Bieszczady in Poland, Ukraine and Slovakia
- Gorgany in Poland, Ukraine and Slovakia
Cities
Important cities and towns in or near the Carpathians are, in approximate descending order of population:
- Vienna (Austria)
- Kraków (Poland)
- Bratislava (Slovakia)
- Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
- Braşov (Romania)
- Sinaia (Romania)
- Košice (Slovakia)
- Oradea (Romania)
- Bielsko-Biała (Poland)
- Miskolc (Hungary)
- Sibiu (Romania)
- Târgu Mureş (Romania)
- Baia Mare (Romania)
- Tarnów (Poland)
- Râmnicu Vâlcea (Romania)
- Uzhhorod (Ukraine)
- Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukraine)
- Piatra Neamţ (Romania)
- Nowy Sącz (Poland)
- Suceava (Romania)
- Drobeta-Turnu Severin (Romania)
- Reşiţa (Romania)
- Žilina (Slovakia)
- Bistriţa (Romania)
- Banská Bystrica (Slovakia)
- Deva (Romania)
- Zlín (Czech Republic)
- Hunedoara (Romania)
- Zalău (Romania)
- Przemyśl (Poland)
- Sanok (Poland)
- Alba Iulia (Romania)
- Zaječar (Serbia)
- Sfântu Gheorghe (Romania)
- Turda (Romania)
- Bor (Serbia)
- Mediaş (Romania)
- Poprad (Slovakia)
- Petroşani (Romania)
- Negotin (Serbia)
- Miercurea Ciuc (Romania)
- Făgăraş (Romania)
- Odorheiu Secuiesc (Romania)
- Petrila (Romania)
- Sighişoara (Romania)
- Zakopane (Poland)
- Câmpulung Moldovenesc (Romania)
- Gheorgheni (Romania)
- Vatra Dornei (Romania)
- Rakhiv (Ukraine)
Other destinations
Understand
Talk
Get in
Major airports for getting into this region are in Vienna, Bratislava, Kraków, Budapest, Belgrade and Bucharest.
Get around
See
There quite couple of world heritage sites in this region, some directly related to the mountains and others just set against the backdrop of them.
- The Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians in Slovakia and Ukraine, listed together with Ancient Beech forests in Germany
- The Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine
- Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania
- Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains
Itineraries
Do
The Carpatian mountains are a popular destination for hiking and mountaineering. In the winter, skiing is also a popular activity.