Domogled-Valea Cernei National Park
Location
The National Park stretches across over the Cerna Mountains and the Godeanu Mountains on the right side, and over the Vâlcan Mountains and the Mehedinți Mountains on the left side. It is located in the Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group, a group of mountains in the Southern Carpathians, in the Cerna River basin.
Description
Domogled-Valea Cernei National Park, with an area of 61,211 ha (151,260 acres), was declared protected area by Law Number 5 of March 6, 2000 (published in Romanian Official Paper Number 152 of April 12, 2000) and represents a mountainous area (cirques, mountain peaks, sinkholes, limestone pavements, caves, pit caves, valleys, waterfalls), that shelters a large variety of flora and fauna, some of the species being very rare or even endemics.
Nature reserve
Protected areas included in the park:
- In Caraș-Severin County
- Coronini-Bedina (3,864.80 ha)
- Domogled (2,382.80 ha)
- Iardașița (501.60 ha)
- Iauna - Craiova (1,545.10 ha)
- Bârzoni Cave (0.10 ha)
- In Gorj County
- Piatra Cloșanilor (1,730 ha)
- Cheile Corcoaiei (34 ha)
- Ciucevele Cernei (1,166 ha)
- In Mehedinți County
- Vârful lui Stan (120 ha)
- Valea Țesna (160 ha).
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Domogled-Valea Cernei National Park
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Domogled-Valea Cernei National Park
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Godeanu mountains
See also
References
- ^ eunis.eea.europa.eu - Domogled-Valea Cernei National Park (coords); retrieved on June 07, 2012
- ^ "Domogled-Valea Cernei National Park (location)". protectedplanet.net (in Romanian). Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ (in Romanian) apmgj.anpm.ro - Agenția pentru Protecția Mediului Gorj; retrieved on June 07, 2012
- ^ (in Romanian) cdep.ro - Legea Nr.5 din 6 martie 2000 Archived 2020-04-24 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on June 07, 2012
- ^ (in Romanian) apmcs.anpm.ro - Agenția pentru Protecția Mediului Caraș-Severin; retrieved on June 07, 2012
- ^ (in Romanian) apmgj.anpm.ro - Agenția pentru Protecția Mediului Gorj; retrieved on June 07, 2012
- ^ (in Romanian) apmmh.anpm.ro - Agenția pentru Protecția Mediului Mehedinți; retrieved on June, 07, 2012