DN6 ( ro, Drumul Național 6) is a national road in
Romania
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which links
Bucharest
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with the
Banat
Banat (, ; hu, Bánság; sr, Банат, Banat) is a geographical and historical region that straddles Central and Eastern Europe and which is currently divided among three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania (the counties of T ...
region in the western part of the country and further to the East-European capitals
Budapest
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and
Belgrade via the border with
Hungary
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near
Cenad. It is a very traveled road.
The national road passes through the following municipalities:
Alexandria
Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...
,
Caracal
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,
Craiova,
Drobeta-Turnu Severin,
Caransebeș
Caransebeș (; german: Karansebesch; hu, Karánsebes, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a city in Caraș-Severin County, part of the Banat region in southwestern Romania. It is located at the confluence of the River Timiș with the River Sebeș, th ...
,
Lugoj
Lugoj (; hu, Lugos; german: Lugosch; sr, Лугош, Lugoš; bg, Лугож; tr, Logoş) is a city in Timiș County, Romania. The Timiș River divides the city into two halves, the so-called "Romanian Lugoj" that spreads on the right bank and t ...
and
Timișoara
), City of Roses ( ro, Orașul florilor), City of Parks ( ro, Orașul parcurilor)
, image_map = Timisoara jud Timis.svg
, map_caption = Location in Timiș County
, pushpin_map = Romania#Europe
, pushpin_ ...
. Near
Gura Văii the road is linked by the road
![RO Roadsign 6A](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/RO_Roadsign_6A.svg)
to the
Serbian road network (
![M35-SRB](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/M35-SRB.svg)
) via a
dam
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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 , p ...
(
Porțile de Fier I).
References
Roads in Romania
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