Rodna National Park | |
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Parcul Național Rodna | |
IUCN category II (national park)
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Location within Romania | |
Location |
Romania Bistriţa-Năsăud County Maramureş County Suceava County |
Nearest city | Borşa |
Coordinates | 47°32′24″N 24°44′06″E / 47.54°N 24.735°ECoordinates: 47°32′24″N 24°44′06″E / 47.54°N 24.735°E |
Area | 46.599 hectares (115.15 acres) |
Established | 2000, designation in 1990 |
Website | www.parcrodna.ro |
The Rodna National Park (Romanian: Parcul Naţional Rodna) is a protected area (national park category II IUCN) situated in Romania, in the administrative territory of counties Bistriţa-Năsăud, Maramureş and Suceava.
The National Park is located in Northern Romania, in the Rodna Mountains, a subdivision of the Eastern Carpathians.
The Rodna National Park with an area of 46.599 was declared natural protected area by the Law Number 5 of March 6, 2000 (published in Monitorul Oficial Number 152 of April 12, 2000) and represents a mountainous area (ridges, mountain peaks, cirques, crevasses, caves, moraines, springs, valleys, forests and pastures) what shelters a large variety of flora and fauna species (some of by law protected).
Natural reserves included in park: Poiana cu narcise de pe Masivul Saca (5 ha), Ineu-Lala (2.568 ha) and Izvoarele Mihăiesei (50 ha) in Bistrița-Năsăud county;Izvorul Bătrâna (0,50 ha), Pietrosu Mare (scientific reservation 3.300 ha) and Piatra Rea (scientific reservation 409 ha) in Maramureș county; and Bila-Lala (325,10 ha) in Suceava county.