Defileul Jiului National Park
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| Defileul Jiului National Park | |
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| Parcul Național Defileu Jiului | |
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  Location within Romania | |
| Location |  Romania  Gorj County  Hunedoara County |
| Nearest city | Petroșani |
| Coordinates | 45°16′19″N 23°22′05″E / 45.272°N 23.368°E[1] |
| Area | 11,127 hectares (27,500 acres) |
| Established | 2005 |
| Website | www |
The Defileul Jiului National Park (Romanian: Parcul Național Defileul Jiului) is a protected area (national park category II IUCN) situated in Romania on the administrative territory of counties Gorj (92%) and Hunedoara (8%).[3]
The National Park is located along the gorge formed by the Jiu River between the Vâlcan Mountains and Parâng Mountains (subgroup of mountains in the Southern Carpathians) in the northern part of Gorj County.
