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Cerna Gorge

A 2 ha gorge cut by the Cerna river through the crystalline schists of the Poiana Ruscă Mountains.

The Cerna Gorge is a nationally protected natural area (IUCN category IV, mixed-type reserve) in the Cerna valley, in Lunca Cernii de Jos commune, in the Poiana Ruscă Mountains. The 2 ha reserve is a geomorphological gorge formation with high slopes, cut by the waters of the Cerna river through metamorphic rock (crystalline schists).

The Cerna rises in the Poiana Ruscă, crosses the Pădureni Land, feeds Lake Cincis and passes through Hunedoara before flowing into the Mureș.