Cozia National Park

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Cozia National Park
Parcul Național Cozia
IUCN category II (national park)

The Cozia Massif
Location within Romania
Location Vâlcea County
 Romania
Nearest city Băile Olăneşti
Coordinates 45°22′01″N 24°15′54″E / 45.367°N 24.265°E / 45.367; 24.265Coordinates: 45°22′01″N 24°15′54″E / 45.367°N 24.265°E / 45.367; 24.265[1]
Area 17.100 hectares (42.26 acres)
Established 2000, designation 1966
Website www.cozia.ro

The Cozia National Park (Romanian: Parcul Naţional Cozia) (national park category II IUCN) is situated in Romania, in the north-east part of Vâlcea County, in administrative trerritory of localities Racoviţa, Perișani and Băile Olăneşti.[2]

Location

The National Park is located in the central-southern of the Southern Carpathians, in the south-eastern Lotru Mountains and the east of Căpăţânii Mountains on the middle course of Olt River.

Description

Cozia National Park with an area of 17.100 ha[3] was declared natural protected area by the Law Number.5 of March 6, 2000 (published in Romanian Official Paper, No.152 in April 12, 2000)[4] and represents a mountainous area with flora and fauna specific Southern Carpathians. Besides its peculiar aspect of flora elements, Cozia National Park has a good number of lichen species. Mustafa YAVUZ and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gülşah ÇOBANOĞLU from Turkey studied Lichen Flora of Cozia National Park in 2007.

References

  1. ↑ eunis.eea.europa.eu - Cozia National Park - coords.; retrieved on June 05, 2012
  2. ↑ protectedplanet.net - Cozia National Park - location; retrieved on June 05, 2012
  3. ↑ (Romanian) apmvl.anpm.ro - Agenţia pentru Protecţia Mediului Vâlcea; retrieved on June 05, 2012
  4. ↑ (Romanian) cdep.ro - Legea Nr.5 din 6 martie 2000; retrieved on June 05, 2012
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