Tăușoare-Zalion Reserve

47°26′34″N 24°31′45″E / 47.44278°N 24.52917°E / 47.44278; 24.52917Depth413.5 m (1,357 ft)Length20 km (12 mi)Elevation950 m (3,120 ft)DiscoveryLeon Bârte (1955)Entrances1Featuresmirabilite, anthodites

The Tăușoare-Zalion Reserve is a cave system located in the deeply forested areas of the Rodna Mountains, Bistrița-Năsăud County, in Romania.

The Tăușoare Cave was discovered in 1955 by a teacher, Leon Bârte. Located at an altitude of 950 metres (3,120 feet), it has a length of 20 km (12 mi) and a depth of 413.5 m (1,357 ft),[1][2] making it the deepest and the third longest cave in Romania.[2] The protected underground area covers 72.1 hectares (178 acres).[3]

The cave features rare minerals, such as mirabilite and anthodites, being second in Romania in value of anthodites, after the Peștera Vântului in the Pădurea Craiului Mountains.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Peștera Tăușoare". complexulmuzealbn.ro (in Romanian). Bistrița-Năsăud Museum. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Gavrilă, Bianca Sara (July 28, 2013). "Cea mai adâncă peșteră și a treia ca lungime din țară, deschisă pentru prima dată publicului". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Peștera Tăușoare, reașezată pe palierul celor mai fascinante peșteri din România, printr-un proiect european". Răsunetul (in Romanian). June 22, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2022.

External links

  • Tăușoare-Zalion Reserve (archived at the Wayback Machine)
  • National Agency for Protected Natural Areas - Romania
Screenshot of the reservation project's official website (before its closure off touristic purposes) and status of the conservation project — funded by European Regional Development Fund
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