Călimani National Park
| Călimani National Park | |
|---|---|
| Parcul Național Călimani | |
 Călimani Mountains | |
  Location within Romania | |
| Location |  Romania In the administrative territory of counties:  Mureş – 45%  Suceava – 35%  Harghita – 15%  Bistrița-Năsăud – 5% |
| Nearest city | Vatra Dornei |
| Coordinates | 47°07′37″N 25°10′05″E / 47.127°N 25.168°E[1] |
| Area | 24.041 hectares (59.41 acres) |
| Established | 2000 |
| Website | www.calimani.ro |
The Călimani National Park (Romanian: Parcul Naţional Călimani) is a protected area (national park, category II IUCN) situated in Romania and located on the northern side of the Eastern Carpathians (Bistrița – Năsăud, Harghita, Mureș and Suceava counties). It is in the administrative territory of counties Mureș (45%), Suceava (35%), Harghita (15%), and Bistrița-Năsăud. It has 64,000 acres.[2] It protects the Călimani Mountains.
Description
The park is in a mountain area with diversified landforms: peaks (Pietrosul Călimanului - 2100 m, Gurghiu - 1776 m, Harghita - 1800 m, Lucaciu - 1778 m, 12 Apostoli - 1760 m, Ciomatu - 1301 m), rocky steep cliffs, gorges, valleys, dolines, hillocks, clints, ponors, glades; with natural areas covered with forests, pastures and meadows.
The natural area has several habitat types (Acidophilous Picea abies forests in the mountain region (Vaccinio-Piceetea), Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra forests in the mountain region, species-rich Nardus mountain meadows, on siliceous substrates, Pinus mugo and Rhododendron myrtifolium shrubs, Shrubs with subarctic Salix species, Herbaceous vegetation on the banks of mountain rivers) that shelter a diverse range of flora and fauna specific to the Eastern Carpathians.
Located in the Călimani Mountains and including the largest volcanic crater in Romania, with a diameter of about 10 km (currently extinct), the Călimani National Park, with a total area of 24.566 ha, includes the nature reserves Doisprezece Apostoli (Twelve Apostles) (with the 12 Apostles Thematic Trail), Jnepenișul cu Pinus cembra (Mountain pine with Pinus cembra) - Călimani and Iezer Lake, and overlaps the special avifaunistic protection area of the Călimani Mountains (SPA site) - Natura 2000.
The former sulphur mining site in the Călimani Mountains is now an enclave within this national park.
See also
References
- ^ eunis.eea.europa.eu – Călimani National Park (coords.); retrieved on June 23, 2012
- ^ protectedplanet.net – Călimani National Park (location) Archived 2014-10-20 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on June 23, 2012
