Tăușoare-Zalion Reserve

Tăușoare Cave
Tăușoare Cave
Peștera Izvorul Tăușoarelor
	Location of the cave in Romania
Location	Telciu, Rodna Mountains, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania
Coordinates	47°26′34″N 24°31′45″E
Depth	413.5 m (1,357 ft)
Length	20 km (12 mi)
Elevation	950 m (3,120 ft)
Discovery	Leon Bârte (1955)
Entrances	1
Features	mirabilite, 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

"Peștera Tăușoare". complexulmuzealbn.ro (in Romanian). Bistrița-Năsăud Museum. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
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.
"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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[1] "Peștera Tăușoare". complexulmuzealbn.ro (in Romanian). Bistrița-Năsăud Museum. Retrieved October 12, 2022.

[Adevarul-2] 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.

[Răsunetul-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.