Fagaras

a city in Rumania, on the Olt River, in Braşov Region. Population, 29,500 (1975). Făgăraş manufactures such chemical products as fertilizers. The city also has machine-building, furniture, and food-processing industries.

a mountain range in the Southern Carpathians. The range, which contains the highest mountains in Rumania, has a length of approximately 60 km and elevations of up to 2,543 m (Mount Moldoveanu). To the west of the Făgăraş Mountains is the valley of the Olt River, and to the east are the sources of the Dîmbovita River. The mountains are composed mainly of schists. Up to 1,700 m there are forests of oak, beech, and conifers; at higher elevations the mountains have subalpine and alpine vegetation, glacial lakes, and cirques. The peaks are jagged. A tourist attraction, the Făgăraş Mountains are used for mountaineering and skiing.