Transylvanian Ore Mountains
| Transylvanian Ore Mountains | |
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 The Transylvanian Ore Mountains in Romania |
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| Highest peak | Vârful Poienița ( 1437 m ) |
| location | Romania |
| part of | Apuseni Mountains |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 14 ' N , 23 ° 14' E |
The Transylvanian Ore Mountains ( Romanian Munții Metaliferi , Hungarian Erdélyi-érchegység ) is a mountain range in western Transylvania and the southern part of the Apuseni Mountains in Romania .
Demarcation
The Transylvanian Ore Mountains are limited
- in the north of the Bihor and Muntele Mare mountains,
- in the east of the Trascau Mountains , which is sometimes also considered part of the Transylvanian Ore Mountains,
- in the south of the valley of the river Mureș (Mieresch) ,
- in the west of the Zarand Mountains .
description
The Transylvanian Ore Mountains are volcanic mountains and extend in an arc in an east-west direction north of the city of Deva (Diemrich) and south of Brad ( Hunedoara district ) and Câmpeni ( Alba district ). The highest point is the 1437 m high Poienița ( ⊙ ). In the north of the mountains is part of the historic Motzenland .
Precious and non-ferrous metal ores can be found in the area of the Transylvanian Ore Mountains. Orchards and vineyards are laid out on the eastern foothills. The clearing of the beech forests has created pastureland and hay meadows in the valleys and high regions.
traffic
- The Drum naional 76 (part of the European route 79 ) runs through the Transylvanian Ore Mountains - in a north-south direction - from Brad to Deva over the Vălișoara Pass ( 461 m ); in the north the national road DN 74 runs from Brad over the Buceş Pass to Abrud.
- The Deva – Brad railway line that runs through the mountains has now been closed.
Attractions
- The Buceș Pass - also known as Pasul Vulcan ( 725 m ) - between the cities of Abrud (Alba County) and Brad (Hunedoara County).
- The nature reserve Calcarele de la Valea Mică on the Valea Mică stream - a tributary of the Ampoi - and the limestone massif Piatra Bulbuci (78 m).
- The basalt rocks Detunata Goală (1169 m) and Detunata Flocoasă (1258 m) near the municipality of Bucium , as well as the 300 hectare daffodil meadow of Negrileasa under the summit of the same name ( 1364 m ).
- In the northeast of the mountains the karst cave Huda lui Papară . The approx. 35 meter high and 4 meter wide cave entrance is at an altitude of 567 m .
Significant surveys
- Detunata Flocoasă, 1258 m
- Vârful Vulcan, 1257 m
- Vârful Răchita, 1124 m
- Vârful Fericeli, 1122 m
- Vârful Mare, 1011 m
Some places in the mountains and in the vicinity
- Abrud ( Großschlatten )
- Brad ( Tannenhof )
- Câmpeni ( Topesdorf )
- Roșia Montană ( Goldbach )
- Zlatna ( Kleinschlatten )
Some rivers in the mountains and in the area
- Abrud ( Hungarian Abrud-patak )
- Ampoi (ung. Ompoly )
- Arieș (Hungarian Aranyos )
- Băcăinți (Hungarian Bokaj-patak )
- Crișul Alb (German White Screech , Hungarian Fehér Körös )
- Căian (Hungarian Kaján-patak )
- Certej
- Geoagiu (Hungarian Bózes-patak )
- Mureș (German Mieresch, Marosch , Hungarian Maros )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ ( page no longer available , search in web archives: website of the city of Zlatna ) (Romanian)
- ↑ Picture of the limestone massif Piatra Bulbuci
- ^ H. Heltmann, G. Servatius: travel guide Siebenbürgen. Kraft-Verlag Würzburg, 1993. ISBN 3-8083-2019-2 .
- ↑ Official website of the Huda lui Papară Cave ( Memento of the original from October 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Romanian)
