Bucegi Natural Park
| Bucegi Natural Park | |
|---|---|
| Parcul Natural Bucegi | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
 The Bucegi Mountains (scenery) | |
  Location within Romania | |
| Location |  Romania In the administrative territory of counties:  Brașov  Dâmbovița Prahova |
| Nearest city | Sinaia |
| Coordinates | 45°22′37″N 25°26′42″E / 45.377°N 25.445°E[1] |
| Area | 32.663 hectares (80.71 acres) |
| Established | 1974, declared in 2000 |
| Website | www.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
[edit]The Natural Park is located in the south-central part of Romania, in the Bucegi Mountains of the Southern Carpathians.
Description
[edit]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
[edit]Beech forests, bushes, alpine limestone grasslands, alpine rivers and herbaceous vegetation, mountain hay meadows, springs, limestone rocky slopes and seminatural dry grasslands.
Natural reserves
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ eunis.eea.europa.eu - Bucegi Natural Park (coords); retrieved on June, 2012
- ^ protectedplanet.net - Bucegi Natural Park (location); retrieved on June 23, 2012
- ^ (in Romanian) apmph.anpm.ro - Agenția pentru Protecția Mediului Prahova; retrieved on June 27, 2012
- ^ (in Romanian) cdep.ro - Legea Nr.5 din 6 martie 2000[permanent dead link]; retrieved on June 27, 2012
- ^ 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.
- ^ (in Romanian) apmbv.anpm.ro - Agenția pentru Protecția Mediului Brașov; retrieved on June 27, 2012
- ^ (in Romanian) apmdb.anpm.ro - Agenția pentru Protecția Mediului Dâmbovița: retrieved on June 27, 2012
