Cheile Bicazului-Hasmas
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Hăşmaş Mountains
The Hăşmaş Mountains, are limestone and sandstone massifs located in Romania in the Romanian Carpathian Mountain Range. The ranges include many cliffs and gorges, such as the Bicaz Gorge and the Panaghia Cliff....
) National Park is located in north-eastern Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, in the Eastern Carpathians mountain chain. The reservation territory is part of Neamţ
Neamt County
Neamț is a county of Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia, with the county seat at Piatra Neamț. It has three communes, Bicaz-Chei, Bicazu Ardelean and Dămuc in Transylvania.-Demographics:...
and Harghita
Harghita County
Harghita is a county in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea-Ciuc.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 326,222 and a population density of 52/km².*Hungarians- 85%...
counties.
The park administration is located in Izvorul Mureşului, in Harghita County
Harghita County
Harghita is a county in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea-Ciuc.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 326,222 and a population density of 52/km².*Hungarians- 85%...
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The park's most important geologic features are Cheile Bicazului (Bicaz Gorges), a deep canyon dug by the Bicaz River
Bicaz River
The Bicaz River is a tributary of the Bistriţa River in Romania. It starts at junction of headwaters Veleşchia and Hăghimaş in the Lacul Roşu...
, Lacu Roşu (the Red Lake) - a natural dam lake, and the Hăşmaş Mountains
Hăşmaş Mountains
The Hăşmaş Mountains, are limestone and sandstone massifs located in Romania in the Romanian Carpathian Mountain Range. The ranges include many cliffs and gorges, such as the Bicaz Gorge and the Panaghia Cliff....
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The parks area of 6575 ha
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
is divided into two zones: the special conservation zone (78%), and the protection zone (22%).
Natural reserves: The Bicaz Gorges (Neamţ district - 1,600 hectars and Harghita district - 2,128 hectars) and Lacu Rosu, Cheile Sugaului (10 hectars) Avenul Licas (5 hectars) the Hasmasul Mare - Piatra Singuratica (the Lonely Stone) and Hasmasul Negru (800 hectars).