Rodna National Park

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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.

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

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.

- Poiana cu narcise de pe Masivul Saca, 5 ha (12 acres)

- Izvoarele Mihăiesei, 50 ha (120 acres)

- Pietrosu Mare, scientific reservation 3,300 ha (8,200 acres)

- Piatra Rea, scientific reservation 409 ha (1,010 acres)