Rodna Mountains National Park

The Rodna Mountains National Park (Romanian: Parcul Național Munții Rodnei) is a protected area (national park category II IUCN) situated in Romania, in the administrative territory of counties Bistriţa-Năsăud, Maramureş and Suceava.[2]

Rodna Mountains National Park
Parcul Național Munții Rodnei
IUCN category II (national park)
Location within Romania
Location Romania
Bistriţa-Năsăud County
Maramureș County
Suceava County
Nearest cityBorşa
Coordinates47°32′24″N 24°44′06″E[1]
Area46,599 hectares (115,150 acres)
Established2000, designation in 1990
Websitewww.parcrodna.ro

Location

The National Park is located in Northern Romania, in the Rodna Mountains, a subdivision of the Eastern Carpathians.[3]

Description

The Rodna Mountains National Park with an area of 46.599[4] was declared natural protected area by the Law Number 5 of March 6, 2000 (published in Monitorul Oficial Number 152 of April 12, 2000)[4] and represents a mountainous area (ridges, mountain peaks, cirques, crevasses, caves, moraines, springs, valleys, forests and pastures) what shelters a large variety of flora and fauna species (some of by law protected).

Natural reserves included in park: Poiana cu narcise de pe Masivul Saca (5 ha), Ineu-Lala (2.568 ha) and Izvoarele Mihăiesei (50 ha) in Bistrița-Năsăud county;[5] Izvorul Bătrâna (0,50 ha), Pietrosu Mare (scientific reservation 3.300 ha) and Piatra Rea (scientific reservation 409 ha) in Maramureș county;[6] and Bila-Lala (325,10 ha) in Suceava county.[7]

See also

References
  1. eunis.eea.europa.eu - Rodna National Park (location; retrieved on June 15, 2012
  2. protectedplanet.net - Rodna National Park (location); retrieved on June 15, 2012
  3. (in Romanian) romaniaturistica.ro - Rarcul Naţional Rodna Archived 2012-06-13 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on June 15, 2012
  4. (in Romanian) cdep.ro - Legea Nr.5 din 6 martie 2000, publicată în Monitorul Oficial al României Nr.152 din 12 aprilie 2000; retrieved on June 15, 2012
  5. (in Romanian) apmbn.anpm.ro - Agenţia pentru Protecţia Mediului Bistri-a-Năsăud; retrieved on June 15, 2012
  6. (in Romanian) apmmm.anpm.ro - Agenţia pentru Protecţia Mediului Maramureş; retrieved on June 15, 2012
  7. (in Romanian) apmsv.anpm.ro - Agenţia pentru Protecţia Mediului Suceava; retrieved on June 15, 2012
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