Moldavian Subcarpathians Explained

Moldavian Subcarpathians (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Subcarpații Moldovei) is a geographic area located in the northeast of Romania, to the east of the Eastern Carpathian Mountains. The Moldavian Subcarpathians are considered to be part of the Moldavian Plateau. They are composed of:

• (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Culmea Pleșului)
• (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Depresiunea Neamțului)
• (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Dealul Boiștea)
• (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Dealurile Cornii)
• (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Depresiunea Cracău–Bistrița)
• (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Dealul Runc)
• (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Dealurile Bărboiu)
• (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Culmea Pietricica)
• (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Depresiunea Tazlău–Cașin)
• Oușuru Hills (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Dealurile Oușoru)
• Zabranț Hills (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Dealurile Zabranț)
• Răchitaș Hills (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Dealurile Răchitaș)

The Moldavian Subcarpathians are separated from the rest of the Moldavian Plateau by the Siret and Moldova River valleys (north and east), and are bounded by the Curvature Subcarpathians (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Subcarpații de Curbură) to the south. The highest point is Pleșului Ridge (northwest of Târgu Neamț), with an altitude of 911m (2,989feet).

References

• Web site: Baze de date și de imagini din geografia României. https://web.archive.org/web/20050116082251/http://www.geocities.com/dmarioara/subpodmo.htm . 2005-01-16 . ro. July 18, 2022.
• Web site: Podișul Moldovei. ro. July 18, 2022.