Defileul Mureșului Superior Natural Parc | |
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Parcul Natural Defileul Mureșului Superior | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location within
Romania | |
Location |
Romania Mureș County |
Nearest city | Deda |
Coordinates | 46°57′43″N 25°05′31″E / 46.962°N 25.092°E [1] |
Area | 9.156 hectares (22.62 acres) |
Established | 2007 |
The Defileul Mureșului Superior Natural Park ( Romanian: Parcul Natural Defileul Mureşului Superior; Hungarian: Maros-szoros Natúrpark) is a protected area ( natural park category V IUCN) situated in Romania, in Mureș County. [2]
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 [3] 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) [4] and represent an area the very tight portions, with volcanic blocks, with high and steep slopes, with flora and fauna specific Eastern Carpathians