Seven Natural Wonders of Romania

The Seven Natural Wonders of Romania (Romanian: Cele Şapte Minuni Naturale ale României) are the seven natural wonders of Romania, which were chosen in the Seven Natural Wonders of Romania contest held in July, 2008. It was the second stage of the Seven Wonders of Romania program started in 2007. The voting consisted of two parts: experts in Romania voted for their seven best sites, and internet users voted for their seven favorite sites on the official website.[1]

Not to be confused with Seven Wonders of Romania.

The internet voting on the 16 possible candidates was opened on July 1, 2008 at the program's web-site. A total of around 60,000 internet users voted in the campaign.[1] The voting was closed on July 24, 2008 and the results were officially announced two days later on July 26. The whole campaign was initiated in 2008 by the Evenimentul Zilei newspaper in an effort to teach Romanians about the beauty of the natural surroundings of their country. The same newspaper underwent in 2007 a similar national campaign to vote for the Seven Wonders of Romania that were exclusively manmade.[1]

An interesting fact is the final table of the campaign because the winner, the Danube Delta, received 11.34% of the total votes.[1] The Cheile Bicazului-Hăşmaş was the natural wonder that came just outside the top seven wonders, and needed only six more votes to topple the Sphinx and Babele.[1] Initially there were only fourteen natural wonders on the list but at public demand two more have been added: the Cetăţile Ponorului and the Olt Defile.[2]

Nominations

Three objects from the nomination list needed a special nomination:

Winners
Place Wonder Image
1stDanube Delta[3] in Tulcea County
Danube Delta
2ndRetezat National Park[4] in Hunedoara County
Retezat National Park
3rdScărișoara Cave[5] Alba County
Scărișoara Cave
4thCheile Nerei-Beușnița National Park[6] in Caraş-Severin County
5thCeahlău Massif[7] in Neamţ County
Ceahlău Massif
6thPiatra Craiului Mountains[8] in Braşov County/Argeș County
Piatra Craiului Mountains
7thSphinx and Babele[9] in Braşov County

See also

References
  1. "CAMPANIE EVZ: Cele 7 minuni naturale ale României" (in Romanian). www.evz.ro. 04-07-2008. Retrieved 2009-07-27. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. "Votarea minunilor s-a încheiat" (in Romanian). www.evz.ro. 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  3. "Delta Dunării" (in Romanian). www.deltadunarii.ro. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  4. "Parcul Naţional Retezat" (in Romanian). retezat.ro. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  5. "Peştera Scărişoara" (in Romanian). www.welcometoromania.ro. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  6. "Cheile Nerei-Beuşniţa" (in Romanian). www.cheilenerei-beusnita.ro. Archived from the original on 2006-06-29. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  7. "Masivul Ceahlau" (in Romanian). www.ceahlau.neamt.ro. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  8. "Ghid montan Muntii Piatra Craiului" (in Romanian). www.carpati.org. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  9. "Sfinxul şi Babele, domnul şi doamnele de piatră" (in Romanian). www.evz.ro. 2008-08-14. Retrieved 2009-07-27.

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