▁ 2 , 2 5 6 ▁metres — have ▁made ▁the ▁Car path ians ▁less ▁of ▁a ▁bar rier ▁to ▁movement ▁than ▁have ▁other ▁European ▁ranges . ▁Another ▁distingu ishing ▁feature ▁is ▁the ▁many ▁er oded ▁platforms ▁that ▁provide ▁table land ▁at ▁relatively ▁high ▁alt itudes . ▁There ▁are ▁permanent ▁settlement s ▁here ▁at ▁above ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁metres . ▁ ▁Roman ia ' s ▁Car path ians ▁are ▁differenti ated ▁into ▁three ▁ranges : ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Car path ians , ▁the ▁Southern ▁Car path ians ▁or ▁Trans ylvan ian ▁Al ps , ▁and ▁the ▁Western ▁Car path ians . ▁Each ▁of ▁these ▁ranges ▁has ▁important ▁distingu ishing ▁features . ▁The ▁Eastern ▁Car path ians ▁are ▁composed ▁of ▁three ▁parallel ▁rid ges ▁that ▁run ▁from ▁north west ▁to ▁sout heast . ▁The ▁western most ▁r idge ▁is ▁an ▁ext inct ▁vol can ic ▁range ▁with ▁many ▁preserved ▁con es ▁and ▁cr aters . ▁The ▁range ▁has ▁many ▁large ▁de press ions , ▁in ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Bra ş ov ▁is ▁situated . ▁Import ant ▁min ing ▁and ▁industrial ▁cent ers ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁agricult ural ▁areas ▁are ▁found ▁within ▁these ▁de press ions . ▁The ▁Eastern ▁Car path ians ▁are ▁covered ▁with ▁for ests — some ▁ 3 2 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁wood lands ▁are ▁there . ▁They ▁also ▁contain ▁important ▁ore ▁depos its , ▁including ▁gold ▁and ▁silver , ▁and ▁their ▁min eral ▁water ▁spr ings ▁feed ▁numerous ▁health ▁resort s .