Overview

The Hateg Country Dinosaurs Geopark is a natural park with special features. It plays an active role in the economic development of its teritory and it enables the inhabitants to reappropriate the values of the territory`s heritage [...]

General Description 

The Hateg Country has one of the most beautiful countrysides in Romania, having superb landscapes, so diverse that it has often been refered to as the small scale representation of Transylvania. The space of the country has also a strong cohesion assuring the setting for a strong local identity[...]

• Detailed Description

• Universitatea din Bucuresti
• Asociatia Geoparcul Dinozaurilor Hateg
• Universitatea Petrosani
• Universitatea de Arhitectura Ion Mincu
• Consiliul Judetean Hunedoara
• Inspectoratul Scolar al judetului Hunedoara
• Primaria si Consiliul local Hateg
• Primariile si consiliile locale din comunele Baru Mare, General Berthelot, Densus, Pui, Rachitova, Riu de Mori, Sarmizegetusa, Salasu de Sus, Santamaria Orlea, Totesti

Biodiversity

The different landscape features covering altitudes from 300m to over 2.200m, the diferent geological setting and the multipe type of sun exposure, have endowed the Hateg Country with a great biodiversity. This richness is well conserved due to the small anthropic impact of the teritory[...]

Economy and Social

The Geopark is the model of good practice for stimulating rural livelihood improvement through the integration of environmental conservation with sustainable economic development [...]