Rodna Mountains National Park

Rodna Mountains National Park
Parcul Național Munții Rodnei
IUCN category II (national park)
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.parcrodna.ro

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]

Location

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

Description

Meteorological station under the top of Pietrosul Rodnei Peak

The Rodna Mountains National Park with an area of 465.99 km^2 (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)

See also

• Maramureș Mountains Natural Park
• Protected areas of Romania
• Rodna Mountains

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 Național 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 - Agenția pentru Protecția Mediului Bistrița-Năsăud; retrieved on June 15, 2012
6. (in Romanian) apmmm.anpm.ro - Agenția pentru Protecția Mediului Maramureș; retrieved on June 15, 2012
7. (in Romanian) apmsv.anpm.ro - Agenția pentru Protecția Mediului Suceava; retrieved on June 15, 2012