Galgau Almasului, Judetul Salaj

Zmeilor garden is a particularly spectacular natural phenomenon, unique in Europe, considered by specialists. Reservation contained in an old tourist guide as “Garden Zmeilor. Locals call it “Girl Catanii. Is situated in Mount Meses, massive forming part of the Western Carpathians, near the town gurgling Almas, county Salaj.Reprezinta a geological reserve consists of many huge rocks, placed in a high clutter (buildings, towers, poles, mushrooms , rocks and animal forms). Spectacular forms of these formations can be explained by sliding layers of conglomerates and sandstones. Water had a significant role in shaping these rocks.Due to landslides natural forms of these elements may change from year to year. Most impressive are two prismatic rocks suggestively named “Zmeu” and “Zmeoaica. Other stone blocks were suggestively named “Santa”, “Eve” and “Dorobantu. Formations here were born by separation of blocks or sections of the massive sandstones are Inchieturi hill (376 m) and slip clays their purple at the base, to wire back hair. Subsequently, erosion and wind and rain denudatie, formed the most bizarre columns, buttresses, bridges, mushrooms, etc..some with heights of over 10-12 m (Suraru, 1967). Overall, they form a cluster chaotic strange that in every point where we look at other images depict the other, the most strange and surprising. “Garden Zmeilor” occupies an area of five hectares, the first formations to the slope. About Garden Zmeilor there is a rock legend called “Catanii girl” who turned into stone sheepfold to curse his mother. A column of the formations look like a virgin with a cofita the shoulder. Currently, “Girl Catanii” no longer exists. It collapsed in the floods of 1973.Rock looks like a girl who was a soldier from her and seemed to have a basket on his shoulder. Is a particularly spectacular natural phenomenon and is situated in Mount Meses, massive forming part of the Western Carpathians. It is located near the town of Salaj Almas gurgling. Here can be reached by train halt until the line pa lime Dej – Jibou – Baia Mare, then another 4 km to the south.

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