Coronini - Bedina is a nature reserve of mixed type, located in Caraș-Severin county, in Banat. This is part of IUCN category IV, that is, a protected area of national interest.
The reserve is located in the eastern part of Caraș-Severin county, on the administrative territory of Băile Herculane and Mehadia commune, close to the border with Mehedinți county and the DN6 national road that connects Craiova to Timișoara.
It was declared a protected area by Law No. 5 of March 6, 2000 and covers 3,864.80 ha. It is included in the Domogled - Valea Cernei National Park, a site of community importance.
The reserve includes a diversified relief, with caves, waterfalls, limestone walls and meadows, having a particular importance from a floristic, faunal and geological point of view.
The main purpose of establishing this protected area is to preserve biodiversity and maintain a favorable habitat for wild flora and fauna in the Retezat-Godeanu mountains.
The flora is composed of various species of trees and shrubs such as beech, oak, ash, fir, spruce, juniper and others, along with rarer plants such as dwarf carnation, lily of the valley and mountain ash.
The fauna includes a variety of species, including protected mammals such as the brown bear, wolf, lynx, otter and several species of bats. Also present are protected birds and reptiles such as the land turtle and the yellow-bellied goshawk.
In the vicinity of the reserve there are several monuments and tourist attractions,
Church "Schimbarea la Față" from Băile Herculane, built in the 19th century, historical monument.
Roman Catholic Church "St. Maria" from Băile Herculane, built in 1838, historical monument.
The archaeological site of Mehadia (settlements from: 2nd - 4th century BC, Roman period; 11th - 13th century, early medieval period).
Coronini archaeological site (settlements attributed to the periods: Medieval Age, Migration Age, Transition Period to the Bronze Age).
Iardașita, Iauna - Craiova, Râpa Neagră and Valea Greațca nature reserves.
Sursa: ro.wikipedia.org
