Defileul Jiului National Park

Defileul Jiului National Park
Parcul Național Defileu Jiului
Jiu Valley
Map showing the location of Defileul Jiului National Park
Map showing the location of Defileul Jiului National Park
Location within Romania
Location Romania
Gorj County
Hunedoara County
Nearest cityPetroșani
Coordinates45°16′19″N 23°22′05″E / 45.272°N 23.368°E / 45.272; 23.368[1]
Area11,127 hectares (27,500 acres)
Established2005
Websitewww.defileuljiului.ro
Jiu Valley (3D map)

The Defileul Jiului National Park (Romanian: Parcul Național Defileul Jiului) is a protected area (national park category II IUCN) situated in Romania on the administrative territory of counties Gorj (92%) and Hunedoara (8%).[2]

Location

The National Park is located along the gorge formed by the Jiu River between the Vâlcan Mountains and Parâng Mountains (subgroup of mountains in the Southern Carpathians) in the northern part of Gorj County.

Description

Defileul Jiului National Park with an area of 11,127 ha (27,500 acres)[3] was declared protected area by the Government Decision Number 1581 in 2005 (published in Romanian Official Paper Number 38 on January 12, 2006)[4] and represents an area that shelters a large variety of flora and fauna.

See also

References

  1. ^ eunis.eea.europa.eu Defileul Jiului National Park (coords); retrieved on June 08, 2012
  2. ^ protectedplanet.net - Defileul Jiului National Park (location); retrieved on June 8, 2012
  3. ^ (in Romanian) natura2000.mmediu.ro - Plan de management Parcul National Defileul Jiului Archived 2014-04-26 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on June 08, 2012
  4. ^ (in Romanian) posmediutm.ro - Ministerul Mediului şi Pădurilor - Legislaţie Archived 2012-07-21 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on June 08, 2012


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