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Turda Gorge

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Turda Gorges seen from the west end
Turda Gorge seen from the east end

Turda Gorge (Romanian: Cheile Turzii, Hungarian: Tordai-hasadék) is a natural reserve (on Hășdate River) situated 6 km west of Turda and about 15 km[citation needed] south-east of Cluj-Napoca, in Transylvania, Romania.

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Geography

The canyon, formed through the erosion of the Jurassic limestone of the mountain, is 2 900 m long[1] and the walls have heights reaching 300 m.[1] The total surface of the canyon is of 324 ha.

Cheile Turzii contain one of the richest and most scenic karst landscapes in Romania. More than 1000 plant and animal species (some of them rare or endangered, like the wild garlic or some species of eagle) live here.

History

The site has been inhabited since the neolithic.

Flora

More than 1,000 plant species can be found in the reservation, including Allium obliquum, Dianthus integripetalus, Viola jobi.

Fauna

67 species of birds, butterflies (Eublema, Heterogynis, Dysauxes, Phybalopterix etc.) fish, amphibians and some mammals (foxes, weasels, martens, wild boars etc.

Caves

There are some 60 known caves, almost all of them being of small size (the longest one is 120 m).

Other tourist attractions

Cheile Turzii are just a few km away from two other canyons (Cheile Turului and Cheile Borzești) as well as from Ciucaș waterfall.

Cheile Turzii is one of the main rock climbing sites in Romania.

Picture gallery

  • Turda Gorges seen from the west end
    Turda Gorges seen from the west end
  • Cheile Turzii
    Cheile Turzii
  • One of the bridges of Cheile Turzii
    One of the bridges of Cheile Turzii
  • "Balica's Cave" in Cheile Turzii
    "Balica's Cave" in Cheile Turzii
  • The chalet
    The chalet
  • Cheile Turzii seen from Turda
    Cheile Turzii seen from Turda
  • Henric Trenk's painting of Cheile Turzii
    Henric Trenk's painting of Cheile Turzii

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Violeta Nicula, p. 64

Further reading

  • Turda, date istorice, Violeta Nicula, Editura Triade, pag. 64-66

External links


46°33′50″N 23°40′45″E / 46.56389°N 23.67917°E / 46.56389; 23.67917

This page was last edited on 20 October 2023, at 09:34
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