The beech forest from Izvoarele Nera

The beech forest from Izvoarele Nera

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Lapusnicu Mare, Romania

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The "Izvoarele Nera" nature reserve represents one of the largest virgin forests in Europe, being an area protected by law. The reserve was established in 1973 initially as a "forest reserve", and from 2000 it became a "nature reserve".

The virgin ecosystems of pure beech trees are representative of the reservation, the trees are over 50m high, and some of them are over 400 years old.

In 2017, the Izvoarele Nerei Nature Reserve was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site "Primary streams from the Carpathians and other regions of Europe".

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