Vânju Mare is a small town located in Mehedinți County,

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 ...

. Four villages are administered by the town: Bucura, Nicolae Bălcescu, Orevița Mare and Traian. It is situated in the historical region of

Oltenia Oltenia (, also called Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions, with the alternative Latin names ''Wallachia Minor'', ''Wallachia Alutana'', ''Wallachia Caesarea'' between 1718 and 1739) is a historical province and geographical region of Romania ...

Natives

* Victor Gomoiu – surgeon, medical historian and politician *

Dan Iordăchescu Dan Iordăchescu (; 2 June 1930 – 30 August 2015) was a Romanian baritone. A native of Vânju Mare, he was the father of opera singers Cristina Iordachescu, Irina Iordachescu and Raluca Iordachescu. He was active in various countries for a num ...

– baritone *

Liliana Năstase Liliana Năstase (later Alexandru, born 1 August 1962) is a retired Romanian heptathlete A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and � ...

– track and field runner * Flavius Stoican – footballer and football manager

References

Populated places in Mehedinți County Towns in Romania Localities in Oltenia {{Mehedinţi-geo-stub