The Bucegi Natural Park (Romanian: Parcul Natural Bucegi) is a protected area (natural park category V IUCN) situated in Romania, in the administrative territory of counties Brașov, Dâmbovița and Prahova.[2]
| Bucegi Natural Park | |
|---|---|
| Parcul Natural Bucegi | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
 The Bucegi Mountains (scenery) | |
  Location within Romania | |
| Location |  Romania In the administrative territory of counties:  Brașov  Dâmbovița Prahova |
| Nearest city | Sinaia |
| Coordinates | 45°22′37″N 25°26′42″E / 45.377°N 25.445°E[1] |
| Area | 32.663 hectares (80.71 acres) |
| Established | 1974, declared in 2000 |
| Website | www.bucegipark.ro |
Location
The Natural Park is located in the south-central part of Romania, in the Bucegi Mountains of the Southern Carpathians.
Description
The Bucegi Natural Park with an area of 32.663 ha[3] was declared a protected area by Law Number 5 of March 6, 2000 (published in Monitorul Oficial Number 152 of April 12, 2000)[4] and represents a mountainous area (caves, pit caves, canyons, ridges, sinkholes, valleys, waterfalls, pastures and forests), that shelters a variety of flora and fauna. The park is famous for its Babele and Sphinx features.[5]
Habitats
Beech forests, bushes, alpine limestone grasslands, alpine rivers and herbaceous vegetation, mountain hay meadows, springs, limestone rocky slopes and seminatural dry grasslands.
Natural reserves
Protected areas included in the park: Abruptul Mălăiești - Bucșoiu - Gaura (1.634 ha) and Locul fosilifer Vama Strunga in Brașov County;[6] Cocora Cave and Cheile Urșilor (307 ha) in Dâmbovița County;[7] and Abruptul Prahovean Bucegi (3.478 ha) and Colții lui Barbeș Mountains (1.513 ha) in Prahova County.