Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park | |
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Parcul Natural Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location within
Romania | |
Location |
Romania Hunedoara County |
Nearest city | Petrila |
Coordinates | 45°34′16″N 23°13′52″E / 45.571°N 23.231°E [1] |
Area | 38.184 hectares (94.35 acres) |
Established | 2000, designation 1979 |
The Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park ( Romanian: Parcul Natural Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina) is a protected area ( natural park category V IUCN) situated in Romania, in Hunedoara County. [2]
The Natural Park is located in the Șureanu Mountains ( Southern Carpathians), in the central-southern part of Hunedoara County, in the administrative territory of the communes Baru, Boșorod, Bănița, Orăștioara de Sus, and Pui.
Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park has an area of 38.184 ha (94.35 acres), [3] and was declared a natural protected area by the Law Number 5 on March 6, 2000 (published in Romanian Official Paper Number 152 on April 12, 2000) [4] and represents a mountainous area which includes forests, mountain peaks, pastures, meadows, valleys, karst areas, caves, and canyons that shelters a variety of flora and fauna.
Protected areas included in the park: Ponorâci-Cioclovina Karstic Complex (1.50 ha), Tecuri Cave (2 ha), Șura Mare Cave (5 ha), Bolii Cave (0.50 ha), Crivadia Canyon (10 ha), and Fossil Reserve Ohaba-Ponor (10 ha).