Tukuk-OS🦎 Bistra Forest
Romania · Europe · Nature Reserve · 45.76°N, 21.33°E
Bistra Forest is a nationally protected area classified as IUCN Category IV, located in Timiș County, within the administrative territories of Ghiroda and Moșnița Nouă communes. It represents the last remaining fragment of the former Bucovăț Forest, which once covered the central plain of the Timiș River before large-scale deforestation in the 18th century, carried out to establish villages and expand agricultural land.
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Quick facts
| Country | Romania |
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| Continent / region | Europe |
| Protection type | 🦎 Nature Reserve |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 45.76°N, 21.33°E · view on map |
Bistra Forest is a nature reserve in Romania, in Europe. The details of why Bistra Forest is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).
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