Defileul Mureșului Superior Natural Parc | |
Alt Name: | Parcul Natural Defileul Mureșului Superior |
Iucn Category: | V |
Location: | Mureș County |
Nearest City: | Deda |
Map: | Romania |
Coordinates: | 46.962°N 25.092°W |
Area: | 9.156ha |
Established: | 2007 |
The Defileul Mureșului Superior Natural Park (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Parcul Natural Defileul Mureşului Superior; Hungarian: Maros-szoros Natúrpark) is a protected area (natural park category V IUCN) situated in Romania, in Mureș County.[1]
The Natural Park is located in the superior course of the river Mureș, in the administrative territory of Deda, Răstolița, Lunca Bradului and Stânceni communes, in the north-eastern part of Mureș county.
Defileul Mureșului Superior with an area of 9.156 ha[2] was declared natural protected area by the Government Decision Number 1143 on September 18, 2007 (published in Romanian Official Paper Number 691 on October 11, 2007)[3] and represent an area the very tight portions, with volcanic blocks, with high and steep slopes, with flora and fauna specific Eastern Carpathians