Discover Orsova in Romania
Orsova in the region of Mehedinţi with its 12,350 habitants is a town located in Romania - some 184 mi or ( 296 km ) West of Bucharest , the country's capital .
Local time in Orsova is now 06:57 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Bucharest " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Varciorova, Timişoara, Podeni, Ogradena Noua, and Lugoj. When in this area, you might want to check out Varciorova . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Orsova ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Orsova & Clisura Dunarii 2009 (1/2)
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Serbia - Driving #1
Driving our Dacia Logan in Serbia, on the right bank of the Danube river. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Dierna (castra)
Dierna was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.
Located at 44.74 22.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Eșelnița
Eșelnița (until 1996 Ieșelnița; Hungarian: Jeselnica) is a commune located in Mehedinţi County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Eșelnița. It is one of four localities in the county located in the Banat. At the 2011 census, 74% of inhabitants were Romanians, 23.4% Roma and 2% Czechs. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:44|42|N|22|22|E|region:RO_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|| |primary |name= }}
Located at 44.70 22.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Ada Kaleh
Ada Kaleh was a small island on the Danube populated mostly by Turks that was submerged during the construction of the Iron Gates hydroelectric plant in 1970. The island was about 3 km downstream from Orşova and measured 1.75 by 0.4–0.5 km. The isle of Ada Kaleh is probably the most evocative victim of the Iron Gate dam's construction. A Turkish exclave, it had a mosque and numerous twisting alleys, and was known as a free port and a smuggler's nest.
Located at 44.72 22.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Serbian Carpathians
Serbian Carpathians (Serbian: Karpati, Karpatske planine) is a mountain range in eastern Central Serbia. It presents an extension of proper Carpathian Mountains across the Danube, connecting them with the Balkan Mountains in the southeast. They stretch in north-south direction in the eastern Serbia, west of the Great Morava valley and east of the White Timok Valley and north of the Nišava Valley. The mountains are 800–1500 m high, and dominated by karst limestone geologic features.
Located at 44.72 22.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Ilovița
Iloviţa is a commune located in Mehedinţi County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bahna, Iloviţa and Moiseşti. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:44|45|N|22|28|E|region:RO_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|| |primary |name= }}
Located at 44.75 22.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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