Domogled-Valea Cernei

Domogled-Valea Cernei National Park occupies a distinctive territory in southwestern Romania at the junction of Caraș-Severin, Mehedinți, and Gorj counties, covering 61,211 hectares. It is one of Romania's largest national parks and centers on the Cerna River valley, a deep tectonic depression flanked by the Domogled massif to the east and the Mehedinți Plateau to the west. The park is renowned for harboring the largest continuous population of Pinus nigra (black pine) in Romania, growing on limestone cliffs in natural stands of exceptional age and character. The Băile Herculane spa town, with its Roman baths heritage and 19th-century resort architecture, lies within the park, creating a unique integration of cultural heritage and natural protected area.