The reservation of the secular oaks Mociar is the oldest forest in Romania, located close to Reghin city.
Mociar forest it covers an area of 569 hectares, at the altitude of 400 meters and you will certainly see it if you are on your way to Sovata resort. Passing by Nadășa village you will reach to a picturesque settlement stretched along the Mociar valley, surrounded by hills covered with grass plots.
Mociar forest includes approximately 300 trees of age 650-720 years. From here springs one of the Mureș river branch, the creek with the same name. The fauna is typical to oak forest from hills area and includes: small and medium sized animals: rabbit, the deer, the wild boar and raptor birds species by day or night.
The forest was declared forest natural reservation in the year 1932, to safeguard the secular oaks (Quercus robur), with a height of 15-20 meters, the diameter between 1,5-4 meters and a chaotic canopy cover with gnarled branches, dried to the edge.
The reservation of the secular oaks Mociar, Reghin, is one of the most important sightseeing from Transylvania, and you should not miss it if you are nearby.
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