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About Moldova (part 5)
Also interesting places to visit are the historical places located on the banks of the rivers where scientists have found the remains of medieval Moldovan town and four cliff monasteries (10th century). There are more than 40 parks in Moldova (old arrangements of different tree species, exotic plants, lakes around the noblemen's houses) from which 20 are in good repair. The biggest park is Tzaul (46 ha) Natural Reservations offering quiet and beautiful places. There are more than 385 of thus protected zones, the most interesting places among which are caves and coral formations (toltry). The remainders of a civilization existing here 50000 years ago were found in five caves. The biggest cave called "Cinderella" (or Emil Racovitza) is located in the northern part of the country. The cave is 89 km in length and is the third longest gypsum cave. It was named after its underground beauty. Also in the northern part of Moldova near Rudi village the scientists found more than 250 archeological monuments, one of which is an antique town Metonym, mentioned by Herodot, a Greek ancient philosopher. There are 30 monasteries (some of them dating back to 15th century) and wood churches. The oldest oak tree is 600 years old. The biggest animal ever lived on this territory is "Denoterium" a breed of what is known as Elephant. Animal's skeleton is now preserved in the ethnographic museum and is considered to be the second biggest in Europe.
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