The Defileul Mureșului Superior Natural Park ( ro, Parcul Natural Defileul Mureşului Superior; hu, Maros-szoros Natúrpark) is a
protected area (
natural park category V
IUCN) situated in
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
, in
Mureș County
Mureș County (, ro, Județul Mures, hu, Maros megye) is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș. The county was established in 1968, after the administrative ...
,
Location
The Natural Park is located in the superior course of the river
Mureș, in the administrative territory of
Deda,
Răstolița
Răstolița ( hu, Ratosnya, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania that is composed of five villages: Andreneasa (''Andrástelep''), Borzia (''Borzia''), Gălăoaia (''Galonya''), Iod (''Jód'') and Răs ...
,
Lunca Bradului
Lunca Bradului ( hu, Palotailva, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Lunca Bradului, Neagra (''Nyágra'') and Sălard (''Szalárd'').
The right tributary Ilva flows int ...
and
Stânceni communes
An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...
, in the north-eastern part of Mureș county.
Description
Defileul Mureșului Superior with an area of 9.156 ha was declared natural protected area by the ''Government Decision Number 1143 on September 18, 2007'' (published in ''Romanian Official Paper'' Number 691 on October 11, 2007)
posmediutm.ro – Ministerul Mediului şi Pădurilor – Legislaţie
; retrieved on June 12, 2012 and represent an area the very tight portions, with volcanic blocks, with high and steep slopes, with flora and fauna specific Eastern Carpathians
Divisions of the Carpathians are a categorization of the Carpathian mountains system.
Below is a detailed overview of the major subdivisions and ranges of the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of a bigger Alps-Himalaya Sy ...
See also
* Protected areas of Romania
This is a list of protected areas of Romania.
About 5.18% of the area of Romania has a protected status (12,360 km²), including the Danube Delta, which makes half of these areas (2.43% of Romania's area).
National parks
There are 14 natio ...
References
Protected areas of Romania
Geography of Mureș County
Protected areas established in 2007
Tourist attractions in Mureș County
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