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Rodna National Park

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Nearest city
  
Borşa

Address
  
Romania

Website
  
www.parcrodna.ro

Area
  
47 ha

Rodna National Park

Location
  
Romania Bistriţa-Năsăud County Maramureş County Suceava County

Established
  
2000, designation in 1990

Similar
  
Cascada Cailor, Parcul Natural Munții M, Parcul Național Călimani, Alpina Blazna, Lacul Stiol

Rodna national park


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

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Location

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

Description

The Rodna National Park with an area of 46.599 was declared natural protected area by the Law Number 5 of March 6, 2000 (published in Monitorul Oficial Number 152 of April 12, 2000) 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; Izvorul Bătrâna (0,50 ha), Pietrosu Mare (scientific reservation 3.300 ha) and Piatra Rea (scientific reservation 409 ha) in Maramureș county; and Bila-Lala (325,10 ha) in Suceava county.

References

Rodna National Park Wikipedia