Rodna Mountains National Park
# Rodna Mountains National Park

The Rodna Mountains National Park (Romanian: Parcul Național Munții Rodnei) is a protected area (national park category II IUCN) situated in Romania, in the administrative territory of counties Bistrița-Năsăud, Maramureș, and Suceava.

## Location

The National Park is located in Northern Romania, in the Rodna Mountains, a subdivision of the Eastern Carpathians.

## Description

The Rodna Mountains National Park with an area of 465.99 $km^2$ (179.92 sq mi) was declared natural protected area by the Law Number 5 of March 6, 2000 (published in Monitorul Oficial Number 152 of April 12, 2000) and represents a mountainous area (ridges, mountain peaks, cirques, crevasses, caves, moraines, springs, valleys, forests, and pastures) that shelters a large variety of flora and fauna species, some protected by law.

Natural reserves included in the park:

* Bistrița-Năsăud County
   * Poiana cu narcise de pe Masivul Saca, 5 ha (12 acres)
   * Ineu-Lala, 2,568 ha (6,350 acres)
   * Izvoarele Mihăiesei, 50 ha (120 acres)
* Maramureș County
   * Izvorul Bătrâna, 0.5 ha (1.2 acres)
   * Pietrosu Mare, scientific reservation 3,300 ha (8,200 acres)
   * Piatra Rea, scientific reservation 409 ha (1,010 acres)
* Suceava County
   * Bila-Lala, 325.1 ha (803 acres)
