Carpathian Mountains
The Carpathian Mountains are mountains in Central Europe from Poland to Romania.
Map of the main divisions of the Carpathians.
1. Outer Western Carpathians
2. Inner Western Carpathians
3. Outer Eastern Carpathians
4. Inner Eastern Carpathians
5. Southern Carpathians
6. Western Romanian Carpathians
7. Transylvanian Plateau
8. Serbian Carpathians
1. Outer Western Carpathians
2. Inner Western Carpathians
3. Outer Eastern Carpathians
4. Inner Eastern Carpathians
5. Southern Carpathians
6. Western Romanian Carpathians
7. Transylvanian Plateau
8. Serbian Carpathians
Carpathian mountains in Bukovina
Regions
| Eastern Carpathians |
| Southern Carpathians |
| Western Romanian Carpathians |
| Beskids |
| Tatras in Poland and Slovakia |
| Low Tatras |
| Gorce |
| Pieniny |
| Bieszczady |
| Gorgany |
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)
- 🌍 Trenčín (Slovakia)
- 🌍 Alba Iulia (Romania)
- 🌍 Sfântu Gheorghe (Romania)
- 🌍 Turda (Romania)
- 🌍
Bor
- 🌍 Mediaş (Romania)
- 🌍 Poprad (Slovakia)
- 🌍 Petroşani (Romania)
- 🌍
Negotin
- 🌍 Miercurea Ciuc (Romania)
- 🌍 Făgăraş (Romania)
- 🌍
Odorheiu Secuiesc
- 🌍 Petrila (Romania)
- 🌍 Sighişoara (Romania)
- 🌍 Zakopane (Poland)
- 🌍 Câmpulung Moldovenesc (Romania)
- 🌍
Gheorgheni
- 🌍
Vatra Dornei
- 🌍 Rakhiv (Ukraine)
Other destinations
Understand
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
Do
The Carpatian mountains are a popular destination for hiking and mountaineering. In the winter, skiing is also a popular activity.
Eat
Drink
Stay safe
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