Tăușoare-Zalion Reserve
| 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 / 47.44278°N 24.52917°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]
In 1986, geologists have found cave and brown bear bones in the cave.[citation needed] A few bones were transformed by the Palaeolithic man who inhabited the cave into tools.[clarification needed][citation needed] These[clarification needed][specify] were given to somebody[who?] to study and publish them, but nothing happened. Not even the information from the 1988 article[which?] which mentioned these have made it to the archaeological literature.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Peștera Tăușoare". complexulmuzealbn.ro (in Romanian). Bistrița-Năsăud Museum. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c 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
