Putna-Vrancea Natural Park

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]

Putna-Vrancea Natural Park
Parcul Natural Putna-Vrancea
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Putna Waterfall (Putna River)
Map showing the location of Putna-Vrancea Natural Park
Map showing the location of Putna-Vrancea Natural Park
Location within Romania
Location Romania
Vrancea County
Nearest cityTârgu Secuiesc
Coordinates45°55′16″N 26°30′11″E[1]
Area30,204 hectares (74,640 acres)
Established2005
Websitewww.putna-vrancea.ro

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, 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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