Sisitak Mound
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| Sisitak Mound | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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| Location | Sânpetru Mare, Timiș County, Romania |
| Coordinates | 46°0′8″N 20°46′21″E / 46.00222°N 20.77250°E |
| Area | 0.5 ha (1.2 acres) |
| Established | 1974, 2000 |
Sisitak Mound (also Romanianized as Șișitac;[1] Hungarian: Sisitak domb;[2] Serbian: Шишитак Унка, romanized: Šišitak Unka)[3] is a nationally protected area, classified as an IUCN Category IV botanical nature reserve, situated in Timiș County within the administrative boundaries of the Sânpetru Mare commune. A tumulus at least 1,000 years old, it has been documented since the 18th century, in the Josephinische Landesaufnahme being assigned the name Sisitak.[3]
