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Buta (Jiu)
The Buta is a small left tributary of the river Jiul de Vest in Romania. It discharges into the Jiul de Vest upstream from Câmpu lui Neag Uricani (; hu, Hobicaurikány) is a town in the Jiu Valley region of Hunedoara County, in southern Transylvania, Romania. it had a population of 8,618. History Uricani is first mentioned in a certified document dated 1888, when the locality .... e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Hunedoara County {{Hunedoara-river-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly temperate- continental climate, and an area of , with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the twelfth-largest country in Europe and the sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova, Brașov, and Galați. The Danube, Europe's second-longest river, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows in a southeasterly direction for , before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains, which cross Romania from the north to the southwest, include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of . Settlement in what is now Romania began in the Lower Pale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunedoara County
Hunedoara County () is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Deva. The county is part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion. Name In Hungarian, it is known as , in German as , and in Slovak as . The county got its name from the city of Hunedoara (), which is the Romanian transliteration of the Hungarian (, archaic: ), old name of the municipality. That most likely originated from the Hungarian verb meaning 'to close' or 'to die', but may also come from wear the name of the Huns, who were headquartered near for a time and were the first to establish solid rule over the land since the Dacians. Demographics In 2011, the county had a population of 396,253 and the population density was 56.1/km2. * Romanians - 93.31% * Hungarians - 4.09% * Romani - 1.9% * Germans (Transylvanian Saxons) - 0.25% Hunedoara's Jiu River Valley is traditionally a coal-mining region, and its high level of industrialisation drew many people f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retezat Mountains
The Retezat Mountains ( ro, Munții Retezat, hu, Retyezát-hegység) are one of the highest massifs in Romania, being part of the Southern Carpathians. The highest peak is Peleaga (Vârful Peleaga), at an altitude of . Other important peaks are Păpușa (Vârful Păpușa, "the Doll Peak") and Retezat Peak (Vârful Retezat). The name means "cut off" in Romanian. Geography The Retezat Mountains have many glacial lakes, including the largest glacial lake in Romania, Bucura Lake (Lacul Bucura), which covers and is situated at an altitude of . The area also contains the Retezat National Park, Romania's first national park. River systems and lakes The tectonic, lithologic and morphologic conditions present in the Retezat Mountains, correlated with the orientation of the ridges towards the main air masses make this mountain group the most humid area in the Romanian Carpathians. The hydrologic network is divided into two main directions: north, towards the river Strei (the Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiul De Vest
The Jiul de Vest ("Western Jiu", previously also known as ) is a headwater of the river Jiu in Romania. At its confluence with the Jiul de Est in Iscroni, the Jiu is formed. e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is . The upper course of the river is also known locally as . simply means "the Jiu", appended by the definite article . Tributaries The following rivers are tributaries to the river Jiul de Vest (from source to mouth): *Left: Iarului, Scorota, Scocu Urzicaru, Pleșa, Buta, Lazăr, Valea Ursească, Toplița, Pilug, Valea de Brazi, Furu, Valea Șerpilor, Sterminos, Mierleasa, |
Tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean. The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of . The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of . A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet, usually refers to the joining of tributaries. The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream. PhysicalGeography.net, Michael Pidwirny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Câmpu Lui Neag
Uricani (; hu, Hobicaurikány) is a town in the Jiu Valley region of Hunedoara County, in southern Transylvania, Romania. it had a population of 8,618. History Uricani is first mentioned in a certified document dated 1888, when the locality was referred to as ''Hobicza-Urikány'' (in Romanian both Hobiceni-Uricani and Uricani-Hobiceni versions were used). The name of Uricani is derived from the union of two villages, Hobița (''Hobica'', listed in documents from 1473 first as ''Ohabycza'') and Uric (''Urik'', from 1473 first as ''Wryk'') from Hațeg Land. After 1920 the locality's name was changed to Uricani. Over time, the village of Câmpu lui Neag functioned as either a separate commune or as a village belonging to Uricani. In 1965, Uricani was declared a city. It administers two villages, Câmpu lui Neag (''Kimpulunyág'') and Valea de Brazi. Like the other Jiu Valley cities, Uricani's principal economic activities revolve around the region's coal mines, although the cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Romania
This is a list of rivers of Romania which entirely or partially flow through Romania. Longest rivers The length and drainage area represent only the part of the river within Romania. p. 13 References {{List of rivers of Europe *Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the w ...
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