Bukovinian Subcarpathians Moldavian Subcarpathians
9-848: Suceava Plateau Dniester Hills Moldavian Plain Bârlad Plateau Central Moldavian Plateau Bălți Steppe Bugeac Steppe Danube Siret ( Moldova , Suceava ) Prut Dniester ( Răut ) Black Sea Romania Moldova Flora of Romania Flora of Moldova List of mammals in Romania List of mammals in Moldova Protected areas in Romania Protected areas in Moldova Codru (plural form: codri ; English: forests or woods )
18-544: Is a steppe located in the south of Ukraine and Moldova from the Dniester to Prut rivers reaching down to the Black Sea . The Bugeac Steppe has a total surface of 3,210 km , of which 6.1% is forest. 46°00′00″N 29°00′00″E / 46.0000°N 29.0000°E / 46.0000; 29.0000 This Moldova location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
27-629: Is a geographic area in northeastern Romania (parts of Suceava , Botoșani , Iași , and Neamț counties), and soutwestern Ukraine (parts of Chernivtsi Oblast ). The Suceava Plateau comprises the northwestern part of the Moldavian Plateau . It has altitudes that exceed 700 m (2,300 ft) and long ridges, such as: In the valley of the Suceava River , a hillock depression, the Rădăuți Depression ( Romanian : Depresiunea Rădăuți )
36-918: Is located in the Cornești Hills , located between Prut and Răut rivers, in the core codrii area. 47°06′00″N 28°18′00″E / 47.1000°N 28.3000°E / 47.1000; 28.3000 Suceava Plateau Bukovinian Subcarpathians Moldavian Subcarpathians Suceava Plateau Dniester Hills Moldavian Plain Bârlad Plateau Central Moldavian Plateau Bălți Steppe Bugeac Steppe Danube Siret ( Moldova , Suceava ) Prut Dniester ( Răut ) Black Sea Romania Moldova Flora of Romania Flora of Moldova List of mammals in Romania List of mammals in Moldova Protected areas in Romania Protected areas in Moldova Suceava Plateau ( Romanian : Podișul Sucevei )
45-1180: Is situated. In the upper part of the valley of the Siret River , another hillock depression, the Storojineț Depression ( Romanian : Depresiunea Storojineț ) is situated. Bugeac Steppe Bukovinian Subcarpathians Moldavian Subcarpathians Suceava Plateau Dniester Hills Moldavian Plain Bârlad Plateau Central Moldavian Plateau Bălți Steppe Bugeac Steppe Danube Siret ( Moldova , Suceava ) Prut Dniester ( Răut ) Black Sea Romania Moldova Flora of Romania Flora of Moldova List of mammals in Romania List of mammals in Moldova Protected areas in Romania Protected areas in Moldova The Bugeac Steppe , Budjak Steppe or Budzhak Steppe ( Romanian : Stepa Bugeacului ; Ukrainian : Буджацький степ , romanized : Budzhats'kyy step )
54-574: Is the name of the forests that grow in the hilly part of central Moldova . While the Moldovans today speak a Romance language, the name "codru" is likely of pre-Roman origin, and possibly derived from the indigenous Paleo-Balkan languages such as Thraco-Illyrian (which includes Daco-Thracian ), spoken by the pre-Roman and pre-Hellenic people of the region. The word for hill is "kodra" (the plural rolling hills or small hills are "kodrina") in Albanian, which
63-694: Is the sole survivor of Thraco-Illyrian. During the Middle Ages most of the Principality of Moldavia 's hills were forested, and the forested area in general was referred to as codrii , with bigger regional forests often given names such as Codrii Cosminului ( Cosmin Codrii ), Codrii Plonini ( Plonini Codrii ), Codrii Hotinului ( Hotin Codrii ; also, Pădurea Hotinului , Hotin Forest ), Codrii Orheiului ( Orhei Codrii ), Codrii Lăpușnei ( Lăpușna Codrii ). Although
72-501: The country currently suffers from acute insufficiency of forests (with respect to its normal ecology), translated into poorer and less water for human and irrigation use. These uplands are interlaced by deep, flat valleys, ravines, and landslide-scoured depressions separated by sharp ridges. Steep, forest-clad slopes account for much of the codrii . The highest point in Moldova, Bălănești Hill ( Dealul Bălănești ; 429 m or 1,407 ft)
81-463: The rolling hills represent about 80%–90% of the territory of Moldova, the forested area has decreased after 1800 due to intensive agriculture of the fertile land to about 12%. At the moment the area of the forest is continuously decreasing, both in surface and ecologically. In early 21st century the area is estimated under 35%. Despite the fact that there are still several big forests that have been preserved, including some designated as national parks ,
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