Defileul Jiului National Park

Gorge of the Jiu River between the Vâlcan and Parâng Mountains in Romania

The park follows the gorge cut by the Jiu River between the Vâlcan Mountains and the Parâng Mountains, part of the Southern Carpathians. It lies mostly in Gorj County, with a smaller part in Hunedoara.

Romania · Gorj Est. 2005 Size 110 km² Protected area category: IUCN II

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