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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GeographyEdit
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.
HistoryEdit
The site has been inhabited since the neolithic.
FloraEdit
More than 1,000 plant species can be found in the reservation, including Allium obliquum, Dianthus integripetalus, Viola jobi.
FaunaEdit
67 species of birds, butterflies (Eublema, Heterogynis, Dysauxes, Phybalopterix etc.) fish, amphibians and some mammals (foxes, weasels, martens, wild boars etc.
CavesEdit
There are some 60 known caves, almost all of them being of small size (the longest one is 120 m).
Other tourist attractionsEdit
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 galleryEdit
Turda Gorges seen from the west end
Turda Gorges seen from the east end
Cheile Turzii
One of the bridges of Cheile Turzii
"Balica's Cave" in Cheile Turzii
The chalet
Cheile Turzii seen from Turda
Henric Trenk's painting of Cheile Turzii
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See alsoEdit
NotesEdit
Further readingEdit
- Turda, date istorice, Violeta Nicula, Editura Triade, pag. 64-66
External linksEdit
Coordinates: 46°33′50″N 23°40′45″E / 46.56389°N 23.67917°E