Bucegi Mountains

Bucegi Mountains

The Bucegi mountains are located in central Romania, south of the city Braşov. They are part of the Southern Carpathians group of the Carpathian Mountains.

To the east, the Bucegi mountains have a very steep slope towards the popular tourist destination Prahova Valley (a.o. Buşteni and Sinaia). At a higher elevation is the Bucegi Plateau, where wind and rain have turned the rocks into spectacular figures such as the "Sphinx" and "Babele".

They're grouped in three parts:
* Bucegi Mountains (Omul Peak - 2505 meters)
* Leaota Mountains (Leaota Peak - 2133 meters)
* Piatra Craiului Mountains (Baciului Peak - 2238 meters)

The Bran Pass separates the Piatra Craiului and Leaota ranges; it was marked by border crossings between Wallachia and Transylvania, and was defended by the Bran Castle.

The Bucegi is believed to be the Thracian holy mountain "Kogainon", on which the mythical figure Zalmoxis resided in a cave. Source: [http://www.montania.ro/en_Sinaia_S.htm http://www.montania.ro]

Proposed extermination of the wildlife

The Romanian Parlament is currently (September 2008) discussing a bill aiming to open 13 National Parks to commercial hunting, in order to eliminate the wildlife from these areas. It is the first step toward the dismantling the National Parks in Romania and them transformation into human settled areas.


External links

* [http://www.alpinet.ro/ Website with information about the Carpathians Mountains]
* [http://www.climb.ro/ture/search.php?cur=43&max=200&query=bucegi Photo gallery of Bucegi Mountains]
* [http://vremea.ido.ro/Vf-Omu.htm Bucegi Weather Forcast]
* [http://www.cazarebusteni.ro/index.php?lang=en Bucegi - Busteni Lodging and Accommodation]
* [http://www.montania.ro/en_Sinaia_S.htm Bucegi Natural Park]
* [http://www.centru-de-informare-turistica-busteni.page.tl Centrul de informare si promovare turistica Busteni - On line ]


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