Semenic-Cheile Carașului National Park

Semenic-Cheile Carașului National Park
Parcul Național Semenic-Cheile Carașului
IUCN category II (national park)

Semenic Mountains
Map showing the location of Semenic-Cheile Carașului National Park

Location within Romania

Location Caraş-Severin County
 Romania
Nearest city Anina
Coordinates 45°08′31″N 21°58′37″E / 45.142°N 21.977°ECoordinates: 45°08′31″N 21°58′37″E / 45.142°N 21.977°E[1]
Area 35.66480 hectares (88.1296 acres)
Established 2000
Website (Romanian) www.pnscc.ro

The Semenic-Cheile Carașului National Park (Romanian: Parcul Naţional Semenic-Cheile Caraşului) is a protected area (national park category II IUCN) situated in southwest Romania, in Caraş-Severin County.[2]

Location

The Natural Park is located in Anina Mountains and Semenic (groups mountain included in Banat Mountains), in the southwestern's part of the country, in the middle of Caraș-Severin county.

Description

Semenic-Cheile Carașului National Park with an area of 35.664,80 ha[3] was declared protected area by the Law Number 5 of March 06, 2000 (published in Romania Official Paper Number 152 on April 12, 2000)[4] and represents a mountainous area (canyons, caves, pit caves, sinkholes, ridges, valleys, pasture, forests) what shelters a large variety of flora and fauna, some of the species endemics (the Semenic flower) or very rarely.

Protected areas included in the park: Cheile Carașului (578 ha), Groposu (883,60 ha), Bârzavița (3.406,90 ha), Buhui-Mărgitaș (979 ha), Cheile Gârliștei(517 ha), Izvoarele Carașului (578 ha), Izvoarele Nerei (5.28 ha), Buhui Cave (0,10), Comarnic Cave (0,10), Popovăț Cave(0,10) and Răsuflătoarei Cave (1,10).

Access

References

  1. ↑ eunis.eea.europa.eu - Semenic-Cheile Caraşului National Park - coords; retrieved on June 06, 2012
  2. ↑ protectedplanet.net - Semenic-Cheile Caraşului National Park - location; retrieved on June 06, 2012
  3. ↑ (Romanian) apmcs.anpm.ro - Agenţia pentru Protecţia Mediului Caraş-Severin; retrieved on June 09, 2012
  4. ↑ (Romanian) cdep.ro - Legea Nr.5 din 6 martie 2000; retrieved on June 09, 2002