Scientific Annals, School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Special volume 100 467-472 Proceedings of the XIX CBGA Congress, Thessaloniki, Greece 2010 THE MANAGEMENT OF A SUSTAINABLE TOURISTIC ACTIVITY AT THE LACU-ROŞU TOURISTIC RESORT – WITHIN THE “BICAZ GORGE– HĂŞMASUL MARE” NATIONAL PARK Dombay Şt., Magyari-Sáska Zs. and Seer M. Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Gheorgheni University Extension, Str. Grădina Csiky Nr. 53, 535500 Gheorgheni, jud. Harghita, Romania,
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[email protected] Abstract: The “Bicaz Gorge – Hăşmaşul Mare” Natural Park belongs to the Central Group of the East- ern Carpathians, it is located in the Hăşmaşul Mare Mountains. Due to its natural characteristics, geo- logical, biological, zoological, components, these 2128 ha, in 1980, then in 1995, were denounced as Natural Reservation by the County Council. In 2000, under the 5th law, 3rd paragraph, of National Terri- torial Planning and Administration, the 6575 ha, of The “Bicaz Gorge – Hăşmaşul Mare” region was declared a Natural Park, altogether with the Lacu Rosu Lake Tourism Resort. In the management of the “Bicaz Gorge – Hăşmaşul Mare” Natural Park we should consider three points of criteria: the manage- ment of the inland, the management of border areas (buffer areas), the management of the surrounding settlements, around the national park. Keywords: Natural Park, sustainable tourism, Lacu-Roşu, SWOT analysis 1. Approaching Lacu-Roşu (Borsec, Praid, Sovata, Lacu-Roşu Lake, Miercu- The tourist resort, is situated 35 km from the town rea Ciuc). of Bicaz and 25 km distance from the town of Gheorgheni, over the Pângăraţi pass (1254 m), that On the eastern side of the city, near the road that is part of the national road 12C, that connects leads to the Lacu-Roşu Lake, lies the 77m long, Transylvania to Moldavia.