Defileul Jiului National Park

Defileul Jiului National Park
Parcul Național Defileu Jiului
IUCN category II (national park)
Jiu Valley (3D map)
Location within Romania
Location	Romania Gorj County Hunedoara County
Nearest city	Petroşani
Coordinates	45°16′19″N 23°22′05″E / 45.272°N 23.368°E[1]Coordinates: 45°16′19″N 23°22′05″E / 45.272°N 23.368°E[2]
Area	11.127 hectares (27.50 acres)
Established	2005
Website	www.defileuljiului.ro

The Defileul Jiului National Park (Romanian: Parcul Naţional Defileul Jiului) is a protected area (national park category II IUCN) situated in Romania on the administrative territory of counties Gorj (92%) and Hunedoara (8%).^[3]

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 11.127 ha^[4] was declared protected area by the Government Decision Number 1581 in 2005 (published in Romanian Official Paper Number 38 in January 12, 2006)^[5] and represents an area what shelters a large variety of flora and fauna.

References

1. eunis.eea.europa.eu Defileul Jiului National Park (coords); retrieved on June 08, 2012
2. eunis.eea.europa.eu Defileul Jiului National Park (coords); retrieved on June 08, 2012
3. protectedplanet.net - Defileul Jiului National Park (location); retrieved on June 8, 2012
4. (Romanian) natura2000.mmediu.ro - Plan de management Parcul National Defileul Jiului; retrieved on June 08, 2012
5. (Romanian) posmediutm.ro - Ministerul Mediului şi Pădurilor - Legislaţie; retrieved on June 08, 2012