Landscapes & nature
Carpathians
mountain range in Central and Eastern Europe
Romania · 47.0000, 25.5000
Carpathians is recorded as a filming location for 3 productions. Wikipedia names it for 12 more. 1 video game is also set here.
“Although the story is set in the Appalachians in West Virginia and Kentucky, the miniseries was shot in Romania, just outside Brașov with the Carpathians standing in for the Appalachians.”
Movies and TV series filmed at Carpathians
- The Rising Hawk 2019
- Hatfields & McCoys 2012–
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Chervona Ruta
1971
“Regarded as one of the first modern Soviet musical films, and the first modern Ukrainian musical filmed in Bukovina and the Carpathian mountains in the Ukrainian SSR, Chervona Ruta features short dialogues combined with legendary pop-folk songs in the Ukrainian language and characteristic Western Ukraine dances in modern pop choreography.” Wikipedia
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Carpathians as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Nosferatu 1922
- Cold Mountain 2003
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Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1964
“The film is set in the Ukrainian part of the Carpathian Mountains and the location shooting of the village scenes took place in the Carpathian village of Kryvorivnia.” Wikipedia
- House of Flying Daggers 2004
- The Whistleblower 2010
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The Ritual
2017
“The film was shot on location in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania.” Wikipedia
- BloodRayne 2005
- My Thoughts Are Silent 2019
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Michael the Brave
1970
“The film has two parts and was shot in several locations, such as Istanbul, Prague, and Călugăreni, but also the Danube, the Black Sea, Alba Iulia, Carpathian Mountains, Bucharest, Sibiu, Sinaia, and Mirăslău.” Wikipedia
- The World to Come 2020
- Disco Boy 2023
- Dovbush: Lord of Black Mountains 2023
Set here
Video games that take place here. A game is filmed nowhere, so this is where the story is set rather than where a camera stood: a different claim from everything above, and kept under its own heading for that reason.
Filming locations nearby
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Carpathians?
15 productions are recorded as filmed at Carpathians, including The Rising Hawk (2019), Hatfields & McCoys (2012–) and Chervona Ruta (1971). 12 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Carpathians?
The Rising Hawk (2019), covered by 13 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Carpathians?
Carpathians is in Romania. Its coordinates are 47.0000, 25.5000.
What other filming locations are near Carpathians?
Lacu Roșu (32 km south-east), all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Brainw0rker, CC BY-SA 4.0.