Transylvanian Alps

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  • Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,544 metres
  • Description: group of mountain ranges located in southern Romania
  • Also known as: “Alpes de Transilvania”, “Alpii Transilvaniei”, “Carpates méridionales”, “Carpatos meridionales”, “Carpazi Meridionali”, “De transilvanske alper”, “Dei transilvanske alpane”, “Dei transylvanske alpane”, “Erdélyi Alpok”, “Južni Karpati”, “Sør-Karpatane”, “South Carpathians”, “Southern Carpathians”, “Südkarpaten”, “Sydkarpaterna”, “Transil’vanskie Al’py”, “Transilvanian Alpit”, “Transilvanijos Alpės”, “Transilvanische Alpen”, “Transsylvaanse Alpen”, “Transylvánské Alpy”, “Zuidelijke Karpaten”, “Трансилвански Алпи”, “Трансильванские Альпы”, “Трансильванські Альпи”, “남카르파티아 산맥”, “트란실바니아 알프스 산맥”, “トランシルヴァニア山脈”, “トランシルバニアアルプス山脈”, “トランシルバニア山脈”, and “南カルパティア山脈”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cainenii Mici and Greblesti.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4½ km east of Transylvanian Alps.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Transylvanian Alps.

Locality
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is a mountain pass in the … is situated 6 km north of Transylvanian Alps.

Transylvanian Alps

Latitude
45.5° or 45° 30′ north
Longitude
24.25° or 24° 15′ east
Elevation
2,544 metres (8,346 feet)
Open location code
8GQ6G722+22
Geo­Names ID
682673
Wiki­data ID
Q217202
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Venetian—“Transylvanian Alps” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Տրանսիլվանիայի Ալպեր”
  • Arpitan: “Ârpes Transilvanienes”
  • Basque: “Hegoaldeko Karpatoak”
  • Belarusian: “Паўднёвыя Карпаты”
  • Bulgarian: “Южни Карпати”
  • Catalan: “Carpats del Sud”
  • Cebuano: “Transylvanian Alps”
  • Chinese: “南喀尔巴阡山脉”
  • Chinese: “南喀爾巴阡山脈”
  • Czech: “Jižní Karpaty”
  • Danish: “Transsylvanske Alper”
  • Dutch: “Transsylvanische Alpen”
  • Dutch: “Zevenburgse Alpen”
  • Esperanto: “Sudaj Karpatoj”
  • Estonian: “Transilvaania Alpid”
  • Finnish: “Etelä-Karpaatit”
  • French: “Alpes de Transylvanie”
  • Georgian: “სამხრეთი კარპატები”
  • German: “Transsilvanische Alpen”
  • Greek: “Νότια Καρπάθια”
  • Hebrew: “הקרפטים הדרומיים”
  • Hungarian: “Déli-Kárpátok”
  • Icelandic: “Suður-Karpatafjöll”
  • Indonesian: “Carpathians Selatan”
  • Indonesian: “Karpatia Selatan”
  • Italian: “Alpi Transilvaniche”
  • Japanese: “トランシルヴァニアアルプス山脈”
  • Korean: “트란실바니아알프스산맥”
  • Ladin: “Carpac dl Sud”
  • Latvian: “Dienvidkarpati”
  • Lithuanian: “Pietų Karpatai”
  • Macedonian: “Јужни Карпати”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sør-Karpatene”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dei sørlege Karpatane”
  • Norwegian: “Sør-Karpatene”
  • Persian: “آلپ ترانسیلوانیا”
  • Polish: “Karpaty Południowe”
  • Romanian: “Carpaţii Meridionali”
  • Romanian: “Carpații Meridionali”
  • Russian: “Южные Карпаты”
  • Serbian: “Јужни Карпати”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Transilvanijske Alpe”
  • Slovak: “Južné Karpaty”
  • Slovenian: “Transilvanske Alpe”
  • Spanish: “Cárpatos meridionales”
  • Swedish: “Transsylvanska alperna”
  • Turkish: “Güney Karpatlar”
  • Turkish: “Transilvanya Alpleri”
  • Ukrainian: “Південні Карпати”
  • Venetian: “Alpe Transilvaniche”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Râu Vadului and Cainenii Mari.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cetatuiu and Gorganului.

Romania: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca.

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