Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park

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Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park
Parcul Natural Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Șureanu Mountains
Map showing the location of Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park
Map showing the location of Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park
Location within Romania
Location  Romania
Actual Hunedoara county CoA.png Hunedoara County
Nearest city Petrila
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Area 38.184 hectares (94.35 acres)
Established 2000, designation 1979

The Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park (Romanian: Parcul Natural Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina) is a protected area (natural park category V IUCN) situated in Romania, in Hunedoara County.[2]

Location

Natural Park is located in the Şureanu Mountains (Southern Carpathians), in the central-southern part of Hunedoara county, in the administrative territory of communes Baru, Boșorod, Bănița, Orăştioara de Sus and Pui.

Description

Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park with an area of 38.184 ha[3] was declared natural protected area by the Law Number 5 on March 6, 2000 (published in Romanian Official Paper Number 152 on April 12, 2000)[4] and represents a mountainous area which includes forests, mountain peaks, pastures, meadows, valleys, karst areas, caves, canyons; what shelters 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

  1. ↑ eunis.eea.europa.eu - Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park (coords); retrieved on June 11, 2012
  2. ↑ protectedplanet.net - Grădiștea Muncelului - Cioclovina Natural Park (location); retrieved on June 11, 2012
  3. ↑ (Romanian) apmhd.anpm.ro - Agenţia pentru Protecţia Mediului Hunedoara; retrieved on June 11, 2012
  4. ↑ (Romanian) cdep.ro - Legea Nr.5 din 6 marie 2000, publicată în Monitorul Oficial al României, Nr.152 din 12 aprilie 2000; retrieved on June 11, 2012


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