Rodna Mountains National Park

The Rodna Mountains National Park (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 km2 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
 * Ineu-Lala, 2568 ha
 * Izvoarele Mihăiesei, 50 ha
 * Maramureș County
 * Izvorul Bătrâna, 0.5 ha
 * Pietrosu Mare, scientific reservation 3300 ha
 * Piatra Rea, scientific reservation 409 ha
 * Suceava County
 * Bila-Lala, 325.1 ha