Tăușoare-Zalion Reserve

Tăușoare Cave
Peștera Izvorul Tăușoarelor
Map showing the location of Tăușoare Cave
Map showing the location of Tăușoare Cave
Location of the cave in Romania
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LocationTelciu, Rodna Mountains, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania
Coordinates47°26′34″N 24°31′45″E / 47.44278°N 24.52917°E / 47.44278; 24.52917
Depth413.5 m (1,357 ft)
Length20 km (12 mi)
Elevation950 m (3,120 ft)
DiscoveryLeon Bârte (1955)
Entrances1
Featuresmirabilite, anthodites

The Tăușoare-Zalion Reserve is a cave system located in the deeply forested areas of the Rodna Mountains, Bistrița-Năsăud County, in Romania.

The Tăușoare Cave was discovered in 1955 by a teacher, Leon Bârte. Located at an altitude of 950 metres (3,120 feet), it has a length of 20 km (12 mi) and a depth of 413.5 m (1,357 ft),[1][2] making it the deepest and the third longest cave in Romania.[2] The protected underground area covers 72.1 hectares (178 acres).[3]

The cave features rare minerals, such as mirabilite and anthodites, being second in Romania in value of anthodites, after the Peștera Vântului in the Pădurea Craiului Mountains.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Peștera Tăușoare". complexulmuzealbn.ro (in Romanian). Bistrița-Năsăud Museum. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Gavrilă, Bianca Sara (July 28, 2013). "Cea mai adâncă peșteră și a treia ca lungime din țară, deschisă pentru prima dată publicului". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Peștera Tăușoare, reașezată pe palierul celor mai fascinante peșteri din România, printr-un proiect european". Răsunetul (in Romanian). June 22, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
Screenshot of the reservation project's official website (before its closure off touristic purposes) and status of the conservation project — funded by European Regional Development Fund
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