Romania
Lake Razim
Coastal lagoon, Dam-regulated · natural, regulated
415 square kilometresarea
3.5 metresmax. depth
Protected area
Romania
Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve
Ramsar siteUNESCO World Heritage siteUNESCO biosphere reserve
The reserve covers the Romanian part of the Danube Delta, Europe's largest wetland after the Volga Delta, together with the Razim–Sinoie lagoons south of it. Channels, reed beds, floating islands and lakes make up a landscape that is reached mostly by boat.
It is a haven for birds, from pelicans to cormorants and herons, and for fish. Fishing villages such as Jurilovca, on the shore of the Razim–Sinoie lagoons, are the bases for exploring them.
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Fees
Visitors need an access permit from the reserve's administration; recreational fishing has its own permit.
Lakes in the area
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- Natural, regulated
- Artificial lake (reservoir)
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Sources & data
- AGERPRES: Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, 29 years since recognition as UNESCO World Heritage Site (16 November 2020), AGERPRES (Romanian national news agency), 2020
- Protected Planet (WDPA): Danube Delta (site 67749), UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, 2026