Tăușoare-Zalion Reserve
# Tăușoare-Zalion Reserve

The Tăușoare-Zalion Reserve is a cave system located in the deeply forested areas of the Rodna Mountains, Bistrița-Năsăud County, in Romania.

The Tăușoare Cave was discovered in 1955 by a teacher, Leon Bârte. Located at an altitude of 950 metres (3,120 feet), it has a length of 20 km (12 mi) and a depth of 413.5 m (1,357 ft), making it the deepest and the third longest cave in Romania. The protected underground area covers 72.1 hectares (178 acres).

The cave features rare minerals, such as mirabilite and anthodites, being second in Romania in value of anthodites, after the Peștera Vântului in the Pădurea Craiului Mountains.

