Rodna Mountains National Park
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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 Bistrița-Năsăud, Maramureș, and Suceava.[2]
| Rodna Mountains National Park | |
|---|---|
| Parcul Național Munții Rodnei | |
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  Location within Romania | |
| Location |  Romania  Bistrița-Năsăud County Maramureș County  Suceava County |
| Nearest city | Borșa |
| Coordinates | 47°32′24″N 24°44′06″E[1] |
| Area | 46,599 hectares (115,150 acres) |
| Established | 2000, designation in 1990 |
| Website | www |
The National Park is located in Northern Romania, in the Rodna Mountains, a subdivision of the Eastern Carpathians.[3]
The Rodna Mountains National Park with an area of 465.99 km2 (179.92 sq mi)[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) that shelters a large variety of flora and fauna species, some protected by law.
Natural reserves included in the park:
- Bistrița-Năsăud County[5]
- Poiana cu narcise de pe Masivul Saca, 5 ha (12 acres)
- Ineu-Lala, 2,568 ha (6,350 acres)
- Izvoarele Mihăiesei, 50 ha (120 acres)
- Maramureș County[6]
- Izvorul Bătrâna, 0.5 ha (1.2 acres)
- Pietrosu Mare, scientific reservation 3,300 ha (8,200 acres)
- Piatra Rea, scientific reservation 409 ha (1,010 acres)
- Suceava County[7]
- Bila-Lala, 325.1 ha (803 acres)
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