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Retezat National Park
Retezat National Park, located in Hunedoara county, Romania, was founded in 1935 and has an area of 380 km2.
The Retezat Mountains can be found in this Park, with the highest peak being Peleaga Peak at 2509 meters. The name derives from the name of the mountains and retezat means in Romanian "cut off", alluding to their shape. It also includes about 80 glacier lakes .
Here can be found 1190 of the 3450 plant species of Romania, of which 130 have the "endangered" or "vulnerable" status. A part of it is a 'protected area', which contains an intact primeval forest.
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10-26-2009 08:16:03
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