Șimian ( sr, Šimijan) is a river island on the
Danube
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...
belonging to
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, S ...
, just downstream of the city of
Turnu Severin
Drobeta-Turnu Severin (), colloquially Severin, is a city in Mehedinți County, Oltenia, Romania, on the northern bank of the Danube, close to the Iron Gates. "Drobeta" is the name of the ancient Dacian and Roman towns at the site, and the modern ...
and overlooking the town of
Șimian. The island is home to the reconstructed fortress relocated from the historic
Ada Kaleh
Ada Kaleh (; from tr, Adakale, meaning "Island Fortress"; hu, Újorsova or ; Serbian and Bulgarian: Адакале, ''Adakale'') was a small island on the Danube in what is modern Romania, that was submerged during the construction of the ...
island, when it was due to be submerged by the
Iron Gate I dam building in 1968. For that reason, it is also known as the "New Ada Kaleh", although the ambitious resettlement plan has never been completed.
During the construction of the
Trajan's Bridge in the 2nd century AD, the island served as a natural base for water dividing dams.
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Islands of the Danube
River islands of Romania
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