Carpathian Mountains
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The Carpathian Mountains are mountains in Central Europe from Poland to Romania.
Regions[edit]
| Eastern Carpathians |
| Southern Carpathians |
| Western Romanian Carpathians |
| Beskids |
| Tatras in Poland and Slovakia |
| Low Tatras |
| Gorce |
| Pieniny |
| Bieszczady |
| Gorgany |
Cities[edit]
Important cities and towns in or near the Carpathians are, in approximate descending order of population:
- 1 Vienna (Austria)
- 2 Kraków (Poland)
- 3 Bratislava (Slovakia)
- 4 Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
- 5 Braşov (Romania)
- 6 Sinaia (Romania)
- 7 Košice (Slovakia)
- 8 Oradea (Romania)
- 9 Bielsko-Biała (Poland)
- 10 Miskolc (Hungary)
- 11 Sibiu (Romania)
- 12 Târgu Mureş (Romania)
- 13 Baia Mare (Romania)
- 14 Tarnów (Poland)
- 15 Râmnicu Vâlcea (Romania)
- 16 Uzhhorod (Ukraine)
- 17 Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukraine)
- 18 Piatra Neamţ (Romania)
- 19 Nowy Sącz (Poland)
- 20 Suceava (Romania)
- 21 Drobeta-Turnu Severin (Romania)
- 22 Reşiţa (Romania)
- 23 Žilina (Slovakia)
- 24 Bistriţa (Romania)
- 25 Banská Bystrica (Slovakia)
- 26 Deva (Romania)
- 27 Zlín (Czech Republic)
- 28 Hunedoara (Romania)
- 29 Zalău (Romania)
- 30 Przemyśl (Poland)
- 31 Sanok (Poland)
- 32 Trenčín (Slovakia)
- 33 Alba Iulia (Romania)
- 34 Sfântu Gheorghe (Romania)
- 35 Turda (Romania)
- Bor (Serbia)
- 36 Mediaş (Romania)
- 37 Poprad (Slovakia)
- 38 Petroşani (Romania)
- Negotin (Serbia)
- 39 Miercurea Ciuc (Romania)
- 40 Făgăraş (Romania)
- Odorheiu Secuiesc (Romania)
- Petrila (Romania)
- 41 Sighişoara (Romania)
- 42 Zakopane (Poland)
- 43 Câmpulung Moldovenesc (Romania)
- Gheorgheni (Romania)
- Vatra Dornei (Romania)
- 44 Rakhiv (Ukraine)
Other destinations[edit]
Understand[edit]
Get in[edit]
Major airports for getting into this region are in Vienna, Bratislava, Kraków, Budapest, Belgrade and Bucharest.
Get around[edit]
See[edit]
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
Do[edit]
The Carpatian mountains are a popular destination for hiking and mountaineering. In the winter, skiing is also a popular activity.
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