Ponoarele is a

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located in

Mehedinți County Mehedinți County () is a county ( ro, județ) of Romania on the border with Serbia and Bulgaria. It is mostly located in the historical province of Oltenia, with one municipality (Orșova) and three communes ( Dubova, Eșelnița, and Svinița) ...

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. It is composed of fifteen villages: Băluța, Bârâiacu, Brânzeni, Buicani, Ceptureni, Cracu Muntelui, Delureni, Gărdăneasa, Gheorghești, Ludu, Ponoarele, Proitești, Răiculești, Șipotu and Valea Ursului. The commune has many natural monuments, including ''Podul lui Dumnezeu'' (God's Bridge), ''Peștera Bulba'' (Bulba Cave), ''Câmpul de Lapiezuri'', ''Lacul Zaton'' (Zaton Lake), ''Peștera Ponoarele'' (Ponoarele Cave), ''Valea Morilor'' (Valley of the Mills) and ''Pădurea de liliac'' (Lilac forest).

Local holidays

* Sărbătoarea liliacului Ponoarele * Festivalul național „Ponoare, Ponoare”

External links

Ponoarele village tourist guide

References

{{Mehedinți County Communes in Mehedinți County Localities in Oltenia