Ceahlau National Park
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| Next city: | Bicaz | ||
| Founding: | 2000 | ||
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The National Park Ceahlău (Romanian: Parcul Naţional Ceahlău ) is a protected area of IUCN category II in Ceahlău Mountains , in county Neamt , in northeastern Romania . The Ceahlău National Park extends over an area of 8,396 hectares and is home to a diverse flora and fauna .
description
The Ceahlău National Park was declared an IUCN Category II protected area in nature and landscape protection by Law No. 5 of March 5, 2000 . The Ceahlău National Park is a montane reserve with rock formations, forests, meadows and pastures in the Eastern Carpathians . It extends over an area of 8,396 hectares. Its most famous rock formations are: Panaghia, Detunatele, Clăile lui Miron, Piatra Lăcrimată, Dochia, Piatra cu Apa, Turnul lui Ghedeon.
flora
Forest landscape 
Forest landscape 
Lady's slipper
Hepatica transsilvanica
trees and shrubs
The trees and shrubs of the Ceahlău National Park include:
European white fir ( Abies alba ), European larch ( Larix decidua ), Swiss stone pine ( Pinus cembra ), European yew ( Taxus baccata ), Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris ), mountain pine ( Pinus mugo ), Alpine juniper ( Juniperus sibirica ), Alpine Juniper ( Juniperus communis ), common beech ( Fagus sylvatica ), sessile oak ( Quercus petraea ), English oak ( Quercus robur ), hornbeam ( Carpinus betulus ), sycamore maple ( Acer pseudoplatanus ), Norway maple ( Acer platanoides ), winter linden ( Tilia cordata ), Common ash ( Fraxinus excelsior ), field maple ( Acer campestre ), silver birch ( Betula pendula ), Norway maple ( Acer platanoides ), two-colored willow ( Salix bicolor ), lavender willow ( Salix eleagnos ), green alder ( Alnus viridis ), Black alder ( Alnus glutinosa ), common hazel ( Corylus avellana ), single hawthorn ( Crataegus monogyna ), blueberry ( Vaccinum myrtillus ), black elder ( Sambucus nigra ), blackberry ( Rubus fruticosus ), raspberry ( Rubus idaeus ), dog rose ( Ros a canina ), lingonberry ( Vaccinium vitis-idaea ).
Herbaceous plants
The following herbaceous plants can be found in the Ceahlău National Park:
Arnica ( Arnica montana ), Artemisia ( Artemisia eriantha ), Dolomite yarrow ( Achillea oxyloba ), Blue aconite ( Aconitum Napellus ), Meier ( Asperula carpatica ), meadows bellflower ( Campanula patula ), cerastium ( Cerastium transsilvanicum ) Felsenblümchen ( Draba haynaldii , endemic ) Garofita de munte (Dianthus tenuifolius), White mountain Elke ( Dianthus spiculifolius ), sky Herold ( Eritrichium nanum ), meadow oats ( Helictotrichon decorum ), liverwort (Hepatica transsilvanica) Ausdauernder flax ( Linum perenne ) Oxlip ( Primula elatior ), Lice herbs ( Pedicularis baumgartenii ), bluegrass ( Poa rehmannii ), mountain houseleek ( Sempervivum montanum ), alpine bells ( Soldanella hungarica ), thymus comosus , shuttleworths cattail ( Typha shuttleworthii ), flax leaf ( Thesium kernerianum ).
fauna
The fauna of the Ceahlău National Park is very species-rich and represented by a large variety of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians.
Mammals:
Red deer ( Cervus elaphus ), Reh ( capreolus capreolus ), chamois ( Rupicapra rupicapra ), wild cats ( Felis silvestris ), wild boar ( Sus scrofa ), red fox ( Vulpes vulpes crucigera ) Baummarder ( Martes martes ), weasels ( Mustela nivalis ), Caucasian Badger ( Meles meles ), hare ( Lepus europaeus ), European polecat ( Mustela putorius ), hedgehog ( Erinaceus europaeus ), tree sleeper ( Dryomys nitedula ), garden sleeper ( Eliomys quercinus ) Haselmaus ( Muscardinus avellanarius ), birch mouse ( Sicista betulina ), two-color bat ( Vespertilio murinus ), broad-winged bat ( Eptesicus serotinus ), pipistrelle bat ( Pipistrellus pipistrellus ), brown long-eared bat ( Plecotus auritus ).
Birds:
Habicht ( Accipiter gentilis ), Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), Kingfisher ( Alcedo atthis ), Pipit ( Anthus spinoletta ), grouse ( Tetrao urogallus ), Schreiadler ( Aquila pomarina ), Raven ( Corvus Corax ), corncrake ( Crex crex ), dipper ( Cinclus cinclus ), thrush ( Monti saxatilis ), Alps Braunelle ( Prunella collaris ) Dreizehenspecht ( Pycoides tridactylus ) Haubenmeise ( Parus cristatus ) Heidelerche ( Lullula arborea ), peregrine ( Falco peregrinus ), willow Tit ( Parus montanus ), ring throttle ( Turdus torquatus ).
Reptiles and Amphibians:
Schlingnatter ( Coronella austriaca ), Zauneidechse ( Lacerta agilis ), dice snake ( Natrix tessellata ) blindworm ( Anguis fragilis ), viper ( Vipera berus ), toad ( Bufo viridis ), frog ( Rana temporaria ), toad ( Bufo bufo ), Bergmolch ( Triturus alpestris ).
Touristic attractions
Ruins of the former royal palace 
Ceahlau wooden church
The tourist lenses in the immediate vicinity of the national park include:
- The wooden church "Sf. Voievozi" in Bistricioara , 18th century
- The monastery in Durau , 19th century
- The building ensemble of the former hermitage Hangu (the church "Pogorârea Sf. Duh", the ruins of the former princely palace "Palatul Cnejilor") in Ceahlău , 17. – 19. century
- The ensemble of buildings of the former hermitage "Sf. Ana" (wooden church and bell tower) in Ceahlău, 18. – 19. century
- The wooden church "Înălțarea Sf. Cruci" in Telec , 18th century
- The wooden church "Sfântul Dumitru" in Bicazu Ardelean , from 1829
- The former village theater "Ion Calinderu" (now a museum) in Bicaz (1908–1912)
- The nature reserves: the caves “Peştera Munticelu” and “Peştera Toşorog”, the lake “Izvorul Muntelui”, the waterfall “Duruitoarea” and the lily meadow “Polița cu Crini”.
Web links
- oldberlin.mae.ro , The Ceahlău National Park
- adz.ro , Ceahlău, most famous mountain of the Vltava
- old.rri.ro , Ceahlău National Park
- ceahlaupark.ro , Ceahlăupark
Individual evidence
- ↑ adz.ro , Ceahlău, most famous mountain of the Vltava
- ↑ a b c ceahlaupark.ro ( Memento from December 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), Flora
- ↑ a b c d ceahlaupark.ro ( Memento from December 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), Fauna
