MureÅŸ Floodplain Natural Park

The nature park Mures Floodplain (Romanian Parcul Natural Lunca Mureşului ) is a nature reserve along the river Mureş ( Maros German ) in the counties Arad and Timis in Romania. The nature park Mures Floodplain extends from Arad downriver to the border with Hungary. He is since 2005, declared by the IUCN guidelines, Conservation Area. The nature park Mures Floodplain is opened for tourists.

Description

Since centuries, the river Mures shaped the region Arad, where his natural course was straightened to 1910 repeatedly by human intervention. Due to the higher flow rate as a result of straightening took floods steadily. The frequently flooded areas offer a wide variety of plants and animals an excellent habitat.

The floodplain landscape of the Maros was declared in 2005, the nature reserve. It covers an area of ​​17 455 hectares. The Mures Floodplain extend for a distance of nine kilometers along the river Mures. In the woods and on the Altwasserarmen the Marosch there is a great diversity of animal and plant species. The site is home to an education and information center, which is run by Ovidiu pIRV.

Flora and Fauna

Catfish

Dormouse

Overall, are found in the park 1200 different species and subspecies. Most of the 400 species are birds and fish. 178 Of the 200 bird species are noted on the Red List of Threatened Species.

Among the rare species there are birds such as eagles and egrets, water animals such as catfish and otters, the riparian forest is populated by wild boar and dormice. The over 100 year old forest falls with its abundance of oak and ash into the eye. On the banks of the river Mures, there are poplars and willows.

Ecotourism

The nature park Lunca Muresului offers visitors many opportunities to actively explore it. The lush greenery of the nature park combines well with canoes, on foot or by bike. These range from different long walking routes, cycling trips to canoe tours, which are conducted when required by a guide of the park. The age of the visitors usually is between 25 and 55 years.

For the companies are different goals to choose from, including several waiting, from which birds and other animals can be observed, or stations where is described and explained the growth of the forest and its plants.

As part of the Natural Park there are four zones that enjoy absolute protection:

• The large gravel (Romanian Prundul Mare) ( 717.9 hectares),
• The Chan vein Forest (Romanian Pădurea Cenad ) ( 310.5 hectares),
• The Big Island Tschanad (Romanian Insula Mare a Cenadului ) (2.1 hectares)
• The islands of Igrisch (Romanian Insulele Igris ) (7 hectares).

Very close to the Natural Park Lunca Mureşului there are two historic monasteries: Hodos - Bodrog from the 12th century and Bezdin, which was founded in the 16th century. Both belong in Romania of the oldest of its kind While Hodos - Bodrog to the Romanian Orthodox Church belongs, Bezdin is one of the last remaining Serbian Orthodox monasteries in the country. Both monasteries are still inhabited. The old wall paintings of the monasteries are still in its original.