Bucegi Natural Park
Parcul Natural Bucegi
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
The Bucegi Mountains (scenery)
Map showing the location of Bucegi Natural Park
Map showing the location of Bucegi Natural Park
Location within Romania
Location Romania
In the administrative territory of counties:
Brașov
Dâmbovița Dâmbovița
Prahova Prahova
Nearest citySinaia
Coordinates45°22′37″N 25°26′42″E / 45.377°N 25.445°E / 45.377; 25.445[1]
Area32.663 hectares (80.71 acres)
Established1974, declared in 2000
Websitewww.bucegipark.ro

The Bucegi Natural Park (Romanian: Parcul Natural Bucegi) is a protected area (natural park category V IUCN) situated in Romania, in the administrative territory of counties Brașov, Dâmbovița and Prahova.[2]

Location

The Natural Park is located in the south-central part of Romania, in the Bucegi Mountains of the Southern Carpathians.

Description

The Bucegi Natural Park with an area of 32.663 ha[3] was declared a protected area by Law Number 5 of March 6, 2000 (published in Monitorul Oficial Number 152 of April 12, 2000)[4] and represents a mountainous area (caves, pit caves, canyons, ridges, sinkholes, valleys, waterfalls, pastures and forests), that shelters a variety of flora and fauna. The park is famous for its Babele and Sphinx features.[5]

Habitats

Beech forests, bushes, alpine limestone grasslands, alpine rivers and herbaceous vegetation, mountain hay meadows, springs, limestone rocky slopes and seminatural dry grasslands.

Natural reserves

Protected areas included in the park: Abruptul Mălăiești - Bucșoiu - Gaura (1.634 ha) and Locul fosilifer Vama Strunga in Brașov County;[6] Cocora Cave and Cheile Urșilor (307 ha) in Dâmbovița County;[7] and Abruptul Prahovean Bucegi (3.478 ha) and Colții lui Barbeș Mountains (1.513 ha) in Prahova County.

References

  1. ^ eunis.eea.europa.eu - Bucegi Natural Park (coords); retrieved on June, 2012
  2. ^ protectedplanet.net - Bucegi Natural Park (location); retrieved on June 23, 2012
  3. ^ (in Romanian) apmph.anpm.ro - Agenția pentru Protecția Mediului Prahova; retrieved on June 27, 2012
  4. ^ (in Romanian) cdep.ro - Legea Nr.5 din 6 martie 2000[permanent dead link]; retrieved on June 27, 2012
  5. ^ Louise McTigue, ed. (2014). "Bucegi Natural Park". Nature Flip. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2014. Latitude: 45.382416 Longitude: 25.449116. About Bucegi Natural Park: Located in south central Romania in the Bucegi Mountains, Bucegi Natural Park covers a total area of 325 km2 (~125 sq mi). Half falls within the Dâmbovita county with the remainder split relatively equally between Prahova and Brasov. Unsurprisingly, given its location, it is a mountainous landscape with caves, canyons, sinkholes, valleys and waterfalls, alongside meadows and forests. Significant features include the Babele (Old Women) and the Sphinx.
  6. ^ (in Romanian) apmbv.anpm.ro - Agenția pentru Protecția Mediului Brașov; retrieved on June 27, 2012
  7. ^ (in Romanian) apmdb.anpm.ro - Agenția pentru Protecția Mediului Dâmbovița: retrieved on June 27, 2012
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