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Protected Areas Of Romania
This is a list of protected areas of Romania. About 5.18% of the area of Romania has a protected status (12,360 km2), including the Danube Delta, which makes half of these areas (2.43% of Romania's area). National parks There are 14 national parks totaling 3,223 km2: Proposed hunting The Parliament of Romania, Romanian parliament discussed in September 2008 a bill aiming to open 13 national parks to sustainable hunting, in order to manage the wildlife biodiversity in these areas and promote greater tourism and the accompanying revenue necessary to support and maintain the parks. However, after several protests from environmental organizations, the law was rejected by President Traian Băsescu. Nowadays, hunting is prohibited in national parks of Romania. Natural parks There are 17 natural parks totaling 5,492.33 km2: Natural reserves Natural reserves are natural areas protected by law in order to protect and conserve important habitats and natural species ...
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Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a mainly continental climate, and an area of with a population of 19 million people. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Europe's second-longest river, the Danube, empties into the Danube Delta in the southeast of the country. The Carpathian Mountains cross Romania from the north to the southwest and include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of . Bucharest is the country's Bucharest metropolitan area, largest urban area and Economy of Romania, financial centre. Other major urban centers, urban areas include Cluj-Napoca, Timiș ...
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Mănăstirea Lainici, Biserica Nouă 01
Mănăstirea may refer to several places in Romania: *Mânăstirea, a commune in Călărași County * Mănăstirea, a village in Pătârlagele town, Buzău County * Mănăstirea, a village in Mica Commune, Cluj County * Mănăstirea, a village in Cobia Commune, Dâmbovița County * Mănăstirea, a village in Crevedia Commune, Dâmbovița County * Mănăstirea, a village in Dagâța Commune, Iaşi County * Mănăstirea, a village in Giulești Commune, Maramureș County * Mănăstirea, a village in Delești Commune, Vaslui County * Mănăstirea Cașin, a commune in Bacău County * Mănăstirea Humorului, a commune in Suceava County * Mănăstirea (Bârlad), a tributary of the Gârboveta in Iași County * Mănăstirea (Râul Târgului) The Mânăstirea is a left tributary of the Râul Târgului in Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hunga ..., ...
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Hunedoara County
Hunedoara County () is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Deva, Romania, Deva. The county is part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as , in German language, German as , and in Slovak language, Slovak as . The county got its name from the city of Hunedoara (), which is the Romanian language, Romanian transliteration of the Hungarian language, Hungarian (, archaic: ), old name of the municipality. That most likely originated from the Hungarian language, Hungarian verb meaning 'to close' or 'to die', but may also come from wear the name of the Huns, who were headquartered near for a time and were the first to establish solid rule over the land since the Dacians. Geography This county has a total area of 7,063 km2. Mainly, the relief is made up of mountains, divided by the Mureș River valley which crosses the county from East to West. To the North side there are the ...
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Defileul Jiului National Park
The Defileul Jiului National Park () is a protected area (national park category II IUCN) situated in Romania on the administrative territory of counties Gorj (92%) and Hunedoara (8%). Location The National Park is located along the gorge formed by the Jiu River between the Vâlcan Mountains and Parâng Mountains (subgroup of mountains in the Southern Carpathians) in the northern part of Gorj County. Description Defileul Jiului National Park with an area of was declared protected area by the ''Government Decision Number 1581 in 2005'' (published in Romanian Official Paper Number 38 on January 12, 2006) posmediutm.ro - Ministerul Mediului şi Pădurilor - Legislaţie
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Gorj County
Gorj County () is a county () of Romania, in Oltenia, with its capital city at Târgu Jiu. ''Gorj'' comes from the Slavic ''Gornji'' Jiu (“upper Jiu”), in contrast with Dolnji (“lower Jiu”). Demographics At the 2011 census, the county had a population of 334,238 and its population density was . * Romanians – over 98% * Roma, others – 2% At the 2021 census, Gorj County had a population of 314,685. Geography Gorj County has a total area of . The North side of the county consists of various mountains from the Southern Carpathians group. In the West there are the Vâlcan Mountains, and in the East there are the Parâng Mountains and the Negoveanu Mountains. The two groups are split by the Jiu River. To the South, the heights decrease through the hills to a high plain at the Western end of the Wallachian Plain. The main river, which collects all the smaller rivers, is the Jiu River; its tributaries include the Tismana, Gilort, and Motru rivers. Neighb ...
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Mehedinți County
Mehedinți County () is a county () of Romania on the border with Serbia and Bulgaria. It is mostly located in the historical province of Oltenia, with one municipality (Orșova) and three communes (Dubova, Mehedinți, Dubova, Eșelnița, and Svinița) located in the Banat. The county seat is Drobeta-Turnu Severin. Name The county's name is or in Hungarian language, Hungarian. The Romanian language, Romanian form originates from the first one, and a third originates from the Romanian: . The territory was famous for its Apiary, apiaries, that's why it was named from the Hungarian word meaning bee. Demographics In 2021, it had a population of 234,339 and the population density was 48/km². * Romanians – 93.9% * Romani people, Roma – 5.4% * Serbians, Serbs – 0.3% * Czechs – 0.1% * Others – 0.3% Geography This county has a total area of 4,933 km2. In the North-West there are the Mehedinți Mountains with heights up to 1500 m, part of the Western end o ...
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Domogled-Valea Cernei National Park
The Domogled-Valea Cernei National Park () is a protected area (national park category II IUCN) situated in Romania, on the administrative territory of counties Caraș-Severin, Gorj, and Mehedinți. Location The National Park stretches across over the Cerna Mountains and the Godeanu Mountains on the right side, and over the Vâlcan Mountains and the Mehedinți Mountains on the left side. It is located in the Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group, a group of mountains in the Southern Carpathians, in the Cerna River basin. Description Domogled-Valea Cernei National Park, with an area of , was declared protected area by ''Law Number 5 of March 6, 2000'' (published in ''Romanian Official Paper'' Number 152 of April 12, 2000) and represents a mountainous area (cirques, mountain peaks, sinkholes, limestone pavements, caves, pit caves, valleys, waterfalls), that shelters a large variety of flora and fauna, some of the species being very rare or even endemics. Nature reserve Protec ...
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Tulcea County
Tulcea County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historical region Dobruja, with the capital city at Tulcea. It includes in its northeast corner the large and thinly-populated estuary of the Danube. Demographics In 2021, Tulcea County had a population of 193,355. The population density was 22.8/km2, the lowest among the counties of Romania, due to the inclusion within the area of the lowly-populated Danube estuarial wetlands. * Romanians - 79.18% * Lipovans - 4.14% * Romani people, Roma - 2.05% * Turkish people, Turks - 0.51% * Ukrainian people, Ukrainians - 0.47% * Greek people, Greeks - 0.14% * Tatar people, Tatars - 0.05% * Bulgarian people, Bulgarians - 0.02% In the Danube Delta there is an important community of Russians and Lipovans. In the south of the county there are communities of Turkish people, Turks. The region once was a centre of Islam in Romania. Geography The county has a total area of . The most significant feature of Tulcea County is the ...
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RO VL Defileul Oltului La Cozia
RO or Ro may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Ro (company), an American telehealth company * Royal Ordnance, a British armaments manufacturer * TAROM, a Romanian airline, IATA airline code RO Places * Rø, Denmark * Ro, Emilia-Romagna, Italy * Ro, Greece, a small Greek island * Romania (ISO 3166-1 country code RO) Science and technology * .ro, Internet country code top-level domain for Romania * Ro (antigen) * Autoantigen Ro, a protein * Ro (volume), an Egyptian unit of measurement * Radio occultation, a technique for measuring the properties of an atmosphere * Reactor operator, a person who controls a nuclear reactor * Reverse osmosis, a water purification process * Receive only, a type of teleprinter * Anti-SSA/Ro autoantibodies (anti–Sjögren's-syndrome-related antigen A autoantibodies) Other uses * Ro (kana), a Japanese character * Ro (name), a given name, nickname and surname ** Ro (dubious Danish king) * Ro (pharaoh) or Iry-Hor (fl. c. 3170 BC), Egyptian pha ...
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