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Point of departure of ascents on north slope is Depression Fagaras, place to reach by train from Bucharest - Brasov - Fagaras - Sibiu - Arad. National Road 1 is located near the railway Brasov - Sibiu, going through the same locations as the rail in Fagaras - Avrig area.
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We know today that the name Fagaras Mountains derives from Hungarian linguists although opinions are divided, on the one hand there is the word "fogor" - partridge, and on the other hand, more joke more seriously, is under discussion the expression "fa-garas', ie money from wood, which has its origin in the tradition of the eighteenth century when workers received their labor in exchange for some tickets, evidence of wood, which they then exchanged for cash.
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The chalets and refuges are not uniformly placed, because more tourists affluence on the north side, most spectacular and easier ways to reach the ridge of Olt Country. For example, on the southern slope are fewer chalets than on the north, for population centers in the south are too far away from the ridge and no convenient ways of arriving there are no in massive in this part.
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