Pădurea Craiului Mountains: Izbândis Cave System

Abstract

Despite its modest appearance and relatively difficult to explore fossil section, the underwater part of the Izbândis system makes this cave special, as it hosts the deepest sump in Romania (−105 m). Besides, archeological findings in this cave had helped understand the spread of the Igriţa-type culture and its distinctive objects. The cave is also shelter for five bat species (Barbastella barbastellus, Myotis myotis, M. oxygnathus, Rhinolophus hipposideros, and Rh. ferrumequinum) and habitat for eleven insect species.