The Apuseni Natural Park ( Romanian : Parcul Natural Apuseni ) is a protected area ( natural park category V IUCN ) situated in Romania , in the administrative territory of counties Alba (28%), Bihor (32 %), and Cluj (40%).
6-593: The Natural Park is located in western Romania in the central-northern side of the Apuseni Mountains , comprising part of the Bihor Mountains to the south and Vlădeasa Mountains [ ro ] to the north. It is situated on the administrative territory of 16 communes, which include 53 localities fully and 8 others partially. The Park features 3 resorts: Boga , Fântânele , and Vârtop . The Apuseni Natural Park with an area of 75,784 ha (187,270 acres)
12-692: Is a mountain range in Transylvania , Romania , which belongs to the Western Romanian Carpathians . The highest peak is the Bihor Peak at 1,849 metres (6,066 ft). The Apuseni Mountains have about 400 caves . The Apuseni Mountains do not present an uninterrupted chain of mountains, but possess many low and easy passes towards the Crișana and the Pannonian Plain . Going from south to north
18-630: The Apuseni Natural Park belong to the hydrographic basins of the rivers: In the northern part of the park, there is the Beliș-Fântânele Lake [ ro ] , a reservoir in the Gilău Mountains , built between 1970 and 1974. Located at an altitude of 1,050 m (3,440 ft), the reservoir covers an area of 826 ha (2,040 acres) and has a volume of 225–250 million cubic metres (0.054–0.060 cu mi) of water. It
24-615: The principal groups are: the Munții Metaliferi ("Ore Mountains") with the basaltic masses of the Detunata (1,148 metres (3,766 ft)) near Abrud ; the Bihor Mountains , with numerous caverns , with the highest peak the Bihorul (1,849 metres (6,066 ft)); to the east of this group are the Muntele Mare (highest peak 1,820 metres (5,970 ft)), to the southwest of Cluj-Napoca ;
30-577: Was declared natural protected area by the Law Number 5 of March 6, 2000 (published in the Monitorul Oficial of Romania, Number 152 of April 12, 2000) and represents a mountainous area (mountain peaks, cirques , caves , valleys , karst areas , forests , and pastures ), with flora and fauna specific to the Western Carpathians . Natural reserves included in the park: The surface waters of
36-752: Was formed after the damming of the Someșul Cald downstream of its confluence with the Beliș stream; the dam has a height of 92 m (302 ft) and a length of 410 m (1,350 ft). From the reservoir, the water is diverted through a 8.475 km (5.266 mi) tunnel to the turbines of the Mărișelu Hydroelectric Power Station . Apuseni Mountains The Apuseni Mountains ( Romanian : Munții Apuseni , lit. transl. 'Western Mountains' ; Hungarian : Erdélyi-középhegység , transl. 'Transylvanian Mountains' )
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