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Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, 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 climate, temperate-continental climate, and an area of , with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, 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 Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teleajen
The Teleajen is a left tributary of the river Prahova in southern Romania. Its source is at elevation in the Ciucaș Mountains, north of Roșu Peak and the locality of Cheia. Upstream from its confluence with the Gropșoarele in Cheia, it is also called ''Berea'' or ''Cheița''. It flows through the Cheia hollow, by the towns of Vălenii de Munte and Boldești-Scăeni and the city of Ploiești. It discharges into the Prahova near Palanca. e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is . Towns and villages The following towns and villages are situated along the river Teleajen, from source to mouth: , |
Prut
The Prut (also spelled in English as Pruth; , uk, Прут) is a long river in Eastern Europe. It is a left tributary of the Danube. In part of its course it forms Romania's border with Moldova and Ukraine. Characteristics The Prut originates on the eastern slope of Mount Hoverla, in the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine (Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast). At first, the river flows to the north. Near Yaremche it turns to the northeast, and near Kolomyia to the south-east. Having reached the border between Moldova and Romania, it turns even more to the south-east, and then to the south. It eventually joins the Danube near Giurgiulești, east of Galați and west of Reni, Ukraine, Reni. Between 1918 and 1939, the river was partly in Poland and partly in Greater Romania (Romanian: ''România Mare''). Prior to World War I, it served as a border between Romania and the Russian Empire. After World War II, the river once again denoted a border, this time between Romania and the Soviet Union. Nowa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stânca-Costești Dam
The Stânca–Costești Dam ( ro, Barajul Stânca–Costești) is a dam on the Prut River and a checkpoint between Moldova and Romania. The dam is located between Costești (Moldova) and Stânca (Romania). History The basic Romanian-Soviet agreement on its construction was ratified in 1972. Built between 1974 and 1978, the Stânca Costești Lake was a USSR-Romanian project. The lake is the reservoir for a hydro power station. The main goal of building this power station was to protect villages down the Prut river from annual floods. The 1970 floods in Romania were the worst in modern Romanian history in loss of life. On 5 November 1978 the Stânca-Costești Hydroelectrical Plant on the Prut was inaugurated. Romania was represented by Ion Iliescu, the then-Minister of Electric Power Trandafir Cocîrlă, and Chairman Florin Iorgulescu of the Romanian National Council for Water Conservation, while Ivan Bodiul Ivan Ivanovich Bodiul (russian: Ива́н Ива́нович ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buzău (river)
The Buzău () is a river in eastern Romania, tributary of the river Siret. Its total length is 302 km, and its drainage basin area is 5,264 km2. Its source is in the south-eastern Carpathian Mountains, east of Brașov. The Buzău flows through the Romanian counties Brașov, Covasna, Buzău and Brăila. It flows into the Siret in Voinești, e-calauza.ro close to its confluence with the Danube, west of . The river Buzău gives its name to two urban municipalities: the city of Buzău (the Buzău county seat) and the town of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Siriu
Lake Siriu is an artificial dam lake in Romania, on the Buzău River valley. Construction of the dam started in 1982, and the 42 MW Nehoiașu hydroelectric plant was opened in 1994. The dam is a high embankment dam with a clay core, the second largest embankment dam An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil or rock. It has a semi-pervious waterproof natural covering for its surface and ... in Romania. External links Hydroelectric power stations in Romania Lakes of Romania Reservoirs in Romania Geography of Buzău County {{Hydroelectric-power-plant-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tărlung
The Tărlung (in its upper course also: ''Ramura Mare'') is a left tributary of the river Râul Negru in Romania. It discharges into the Râul Negru in Băcel. e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is . Tributaries The following rivers are tributaries to the river Tărlung (from source to mouth): *Left: Urlățel, Urlatul Mic, Doftana, Gârcin *Right: Capra Mică, Valea Cailor, Ramura Mică, Tesla, Dracu, Valea Satului, , Seaca, Valea Popii, |
Râul Târgului
The Râul Târgului is a left tributary of the river Râul Doamnei in Romania. Its source is near the Păpușa Peak, in the Iezer Mountains. It discharges into the Râul Doamnei between Micești and Mioveni. e-calauza.ro Its upper course, upstream from the confluence with the , is also called ''Cuca''. Its length is and its basin size is . Tributaries The following rivers are tributaries to the Râul Târgului (from source to mouth): *Left: Lespezi, Valea lui Geantă, Valea Largă, Valea Calului, Valea Călușului, Mușuroaiele, Dobriașul Mare, Valea Poienii, Dobriașul Mic, Pârâul Maricăi, Valea Rumâneștilor, P ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Râușor Dam
Râușor is a rock-fill water dam build in 1987 in the far north of Argeș County Argeș County () is a county ('' județ'') of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Pitești. Demographics On 20 October 2011, it had a population of 612,431 and the population density was 89/km2. * Romanians – 97% * Roma (Gypsi ..., Romania. It impounds the Râul Târgului. It has a wall height of and a total volume of 60 million m³. External links * Dams in Romania {{Romania-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uz (river)
The Uz ( hu, Úz) is a right tributary of the river Trotuș in Romania. It discharges into the Trotuș in Dărmănești. e-calauza.ro The is located on the river Uz. Its length is and its basin size is . Tributaries The following rivers are tributaries to the river Uz (from source to mouth): *Left: Eghersec, Oreg, Rața, Soveto, Mogheruș, Copuria, Răchitiș, Câmp *Right: , |
Bistra Mărului
The Bistra Mărului is a left tributary of the river Bistra in Romania. It discharges into the Bistra in Oțelu Roșu. e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is . Tributaries The following rivers are tributaries to the river Bistra Mărului: *Left: Varing, Frâncu, Dalciu, Jdimir,Șucu
The Șucu (in its upper course also: ''Șuculețu'') is a left tributary of the river Bistra Mărului in Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders B ... , Scorila, Bratonia, Șasa, Pietroasa
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Dâmbovița (river)
The Dâmbovița () is a river in Romania. It has its sources on the Curmătura Oticului, a mountain pass that separates the Iezer Mountains from the Făgăraș Mountains proper. It passes through Bucharest and flows into the river Argeș near Budești, in Călărași County. Its length is and its basin size is . Dâmbovița County is named after the river. Name The name of the Dâmbovița is of Slavic origin, derived from Common Slavic '' dǫbŭ'' (дѫбъ), meaning "oak", as it once flowed through the oak forests of the Wallachian Plain. Its upper course, upstream from the Valea Vladului, is also called ''Valea Boarcășului''. Dâmbovița in Bucharest For centuries, Dâmbovița was the main source of drinking water for the city of Bucharest. While there were a few dozen water wells, most of the water in Bucharest was distributed by water-carriers.Ștefan Ionescu, ''Bucureștii în vremea fanarioților'', Editura Dacia, Cluj, 1974. p. 28-30 Bucharest folklore mentions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
