Putna-Vrancea Natural Park

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Putna-Vrancea Natural Park
Parcul Natural Putna-Vrancea
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Putna Waterfall (Putna River)
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Location within Romania
LocationFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
Actual Vrancea county CoA.png Vrancea County
Nearest city Târgu Secuiesc
Coordinates 45°55′16″N26°30′11″E / 45.921°N 26.503°E / 45.921; 26.503 [1]
Area30,204 hectares (74,640 acres)
Established2005
Website www.putna-vrancea.ro

The Putna-Vrancea Natural Park (Romanian : Parcul Natural Putna-Vrancea) is a protected area (natural park category V IUCN) situate in Romania, in administrative territory of Vrancea County. [2]

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Location

The Natural Park is located in the Vrancea Mountains (Eastern Carpathians), in the hydrographical basin of the Putna River. It is situated in the northwestern part of Vrancea County, on the border with Covasna County, and lies on the administrative territories of the communes Nistorești, Păulești, Soveja, and Tulnici. It is traversed by National Road DN2L  [ ro ], which connects Panciu to Lepșa.

Description

The Putna-Vrancea Natural Park, with an area of 26,503 ha (65,490 acres), [3] was declared a natural protected area by the Government Decision Number 2151 of November 30, 2004 (published in the Romanian Official Paper (Monitorul Oficial) Number 38 of January 12, 2005) [4] and represents a mountainous area (crevasses, mountain peaks, valleys, canyons, waterfalls, forests, pastures), with a large variety of flora and fauna.

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References

  1. ↑ eunis.eea.europa.eu - Putna-Vrancea Natural Park (coords) Retrieved on June 13, 2012.
  2. ↑ protectedplanet.net - Putna-Vrancea Natural Park (location) Retrieved on June 13, 2012.
  3. ↑ (in Romanian) apmvn.anpm.ro - Agenția pentru Protecția Mediului Vrancea Retrieved on June 13, 2012
  4. ↑ "Hotărârea de Guvern Nr.2151 din 30 noiembrie 2004, publicată în Monitorul Oficial al României, Nr.38 din 12 ianuarie 2005" (PDF). muntiimaramuresului.ro (in Romanian). July 26, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
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