Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park
Location
The Natural Park is located in the Șureanu Mountains (Southern Carpathians), in the central-southern part of Hunedoara County, in the administrative territory of the communes Baru, Boșorod, Bănița, Orăștioara de Sus, and Pui.
Description
Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park has an area of 38.184 ha (94.35 acres), and was declared a natural protected area by the Law Number 5 on March 6, 2000 (published in Romanian Official Paper Number 152 on April 12, 2000) and represents a mountainous area which includes forests, mountain peaks, pastures, meadows, valleys, karst areas, caves, and canyons that shelters a variety of flora and fauna.
Protected areas included in the park: Ponorâci-Cioclovina Karstic Complex (1.50 ha), Tecuri Cave (2 ha), Șura Mare Cave (5 ha), Bolii Cave (0.50 ha), Crivadia Canyon (10 ha), and Fossil Reserve Ohaba-Ponor (10 ha).
References
- ^ eunis.eea.europa.eu - Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park (coords); retrieved on June 11, 2012
- ^ protectedplanet.net - Grădiștea Muncelului - Cioclovina Natural Park (location) Archived 2014-03-06 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on June 11, 2012
- ^ "Anunt". apmhd.anpm.ro (in Romanian). Agenția pentru Protecția Mediului Hunedoara. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ "Legea Nr.5 din 6 marie 2000". www.cdep.ro (in Romanian). Monitorul Oficial. April 12, 2000. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
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