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

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 (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

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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