Lunca Joasă a Prutului Inferior Natural Park
The Lunca Joasă a Prutului Inferior Natural Park (Romanian: Parcul Natural Lunca Joasă a Prutului Inferior) is a protected area (natural park category V IUCN) situated in Romania, in Galați County.[2]
| Lunca Joasă a Prutului Inferior Natural Park | |
|---|---|
| Parcul Natural Lunca Joasă a Prutului Inferior | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
 Prut River near Giurgiulești, on the Romanian-Moldovan border | |
  Location within Romania | |
| Location |  Romania Galați County |
| Nearest city | Tecuci |
| Coordinates | 46°05′17″N 28°05′35″E[1] |
| Area | 8.247 hectares (20.38 acres) |
| Established | 2005 |
Location
The Natural Park is situated in the inferior course of Prut River, in the administrative territory of Berești-Meria, Nicorești, Cavadinești, Oancea, Suceveni, Vlădeşti, Tulucești, Vânători communes, in the north-eastern part of Galați county.
Description
The Lunca Joasă a Prutului Inferior with an area of 8.247 ha[3] was declared natural protected area by the Government Decision Number 2152 on November 30, 2004 (published in Romanian Official Paper Number 38 on January 12, 2005)[4] and represents a wetland (with canals, lakes, swamps, floodplains) of internacional importance especially for waterfowl habitat, or mammals, fish and plant species
Protected areas included in park: Ostrovul Prut, Pochina Lake and Vlășcuța Lake.
References
- eunis.eea.europa.eu - Lunca Joasă a Prutului Inferior Natural Parg (coords); retrieved on June 12, 2012
- protectedplanet.net - Lunca Joasă a Prutului Inferior (location); retrieved on June 12, 2012
- (in Romanian)apmgl.anpm.ro - Agenţia pentru Protecţia Mediului Galaţi; retrieved on June 12, 2012
- (in Romanian) muntiimaramuresului.ro - Hotărârea de Guvern Nr.2152 din 30 noiembrie 2004, publicată în Monitorul Oficial al României, Nr.38 din 12 ianuarie 2005 Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on June 12, 2012
