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Travel by rental car or tour bus and train through the Mehedinţi region of Oltenia in Romania. Hotels in Dobreta-Turnu Severin are well-priced, and great travel and tourism activities from shopping, to exploring the villages, folk art, castles, mountains and forests. See all of County Mehedinţi, from Dobreta-Turnu Severin to Orşova and smaller locations like Strehaia, Vânju Mare, and balmy Baia de Aramă. Communes in the region include Căzăneşti, Gruia, Patulele, and Gogosu, home of many donuts!
 
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County Mehedinţi

 

County Mehedinţi
In Oltenia

Mighty Mehedinţi!

The two main cities in County Mehedinţi are the rather verbose county seat of Drobeta-Turnu Severin on the Danube, and Orşova, the gateway city to the Banat region. 

Both are opposite Serbia on the river.  There are also three other main towns, Strehaia, Vânju Mare and Baia de Aramă, along with 61 communes including Căzăneşti, Gruia, Patulele and Gogosu.
Radu Negru Park in Drobeta Turnu Severin

 
  
 
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Orşova
On the way to Iron Gates

 

Drobeta-Turnu Severin

The city of Drobeta-Turnu Severin features the ruins of the Roman emperor Traian's first bridge over the Danube.

 

The City of Orşova

 

The Mehedinţi Mountains

 

The Danube's Iron Gates

 

 
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Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Drobeta-Turnu Severin

 

 

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Orşova

Localities in the North-Western Mehedinţi area:
Orşova -  Baia de Aramă  Sviniţa  Baia Nouă  Dubova  Eşelniţa  Gura Văii  Iloviţa  Izvoru Bârzii  Brezniţa-Ocol  Malovăţ  Cocorova  Broşteni  Floreşti  Şişeşti  Şovarna  Ilovăţ  Bobaiţa  Crăgueşti  Godeanu  Bâlvăneşti  Cireşu  Sfodea  Bala  Crainici  Delureni  Ponoarele  Proiteşti  Podeni  Nadanova  Obârşia-Cloşani  Titerleşti  Isverna  Balta 

For other towns in OTHERREGION, please see our OTHERPAGENAME section!

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Listed below are some local agents who can help you with bookings and organize local tours in the Mehedinţi area.

Colibri Drobeta, Str. Carol I, bl.A2 in Drobeta
 +40 (252) 318076  FAX: +40 (252) 318076 
 

 

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==> Mehedinţi ==> Dolj ==> Gorj ==> Caraş Severin ==> Gorj ==> Drobeta Turnu Severin ==> Băileşti ==> Motru ==> Băile Herculane ==> Târgu Jiu ==> Mehedinţi

Geography

County Mehedinţi has as it's longest border the Danube river, across which are the Bulgarian province of Vidin and the Serbian Bor district.  

It also borders two other  Oltenian region counties, Gorj to the north-east and Dolj to the south-east.   Caraş-Severin County in the Banat Region is to the north-west.
With an area of 4,933 km˛, County Mehedinţi features the aptly named Mehedinţi Mountains to the north.  With heights up to 1500m, this range is part of the western massif of the Southern Carpathians. 
The heights decrease towards the East, passing through the hills to a high plain - the western end of the Romanian plain. 
In the South the Danube flows, forming a wide valley, with channels and ponds.  Other important river is the Motru River in the East side, an affluent of the Jiu River.  Also, in the West side there is the Cerna River forming a passage between the Oltenia region and the Banat region. 

Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 306,732 and the population density was 62/km˛, with over 96% Romanian, and the biggest minority being the Rroma at 3% and Serbians approaching 1%. 

Economy

The energetic sector is highly developed in the county, on the Danube being two big hydro electrical power plants.  Also in Drobeta-Turnu Severin there is a heavy water complex. 
The predominant industries in the county include chemicals, food and beverages, textiles, mechanical components, Railway and ship equipment, timber felling, wood products and paper milling.
In the North side, coal and copper are extracted.  The South side is mainly agricultural, suited for growing cereals on large surfaces.  Also vegetables are cultivated and there are important surfaces of wines and fruit orchards. 

Towns

The two main cities in County Mehedinţi are the rather verbose county seat of Drobeta-Turnu Severin on the Danube, and Orşova, the gateway city to the Banat region.  Both are opposite Serbia on the river.  There are also three other main towns, Strehaia, Vânju Mare and Baia de Aramă, along with 61 communes including Căzăneşti, Gruia, Patulele and Gogosu.

The car regos (or license plates as Americans call them) begin with MH, and the dialling code into County Mehedinţi is (x52)

Parts of an old bridge

 

Listed below are some local hotels, guesthouses (B&Bs) and other accommodation in the Mehedinţi area.

Pensiunea Nebunu Viorica,  in Baia de Arama
(252) 381007  
Pensiunea Doru, Str. Brebena, nr. 37 in Baia de Arama
(252) 381343  
Hotel Ceres, Str. Principala, nr. 1 in Bala
(252) 386066  
Pensiunea Viking, Dubova in Dubova
(252) 368008  
Pensiunea La Cazane, Str. Ponicova in Dubova
729 944411  
Pensiunea Steaua Dunării 2003, Str. Dunării, nr.1068 in Ieselnita
(252) 361197  
Pensiunea Steaua Dunării, Str. Dunării, nr.1068(pe DN57) in Ieselnita
(252) 361197  
Pensiunea Bahna, Iloviţa in Ilovita
(252) 220682  
Hotel Dierna, B-dul 1 Decembrie 1918, nr.18 in Orşova
(252) 361875  
Pensiunea Palos, Str. Gratca in Orşova
740 242416  
Pensiunea Donau, Str. Gratca, nr.3 in Orşova
(252) 360530  
Hostel Flora, Str. Porţile de Fier, nr.26A in Orşova
(252) 362081  
Hotel Meridian, Str. Eroilor, nr.12 in Orşova
(252) 362800  
Pensiunea Popescu, Ponoarele, nr.46 in Ponoarele
(252) 381542  
Pensiunea Borloveanu, Ponoarele, nr.45 in Ponoarele
(252) 381545  
Vapor, Kilometrul Fluvial 939 in Portile de Fier
740 842503  
 
Sculpture showing Decebal

 

 

 
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