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Vânju Mare is a small town located in
Mehedinți County Mehedinți County () is a county () 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, Mehedinți, Dubova, Eșelnița, and Svi ...
,
Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
. 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 , , and between 1718 and 1739 – is a historical province and geographical region of Romania in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Da ...
.


Natives

* Victor Gomoiu (1882–1960), 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 numb ...
(1930–2015), baritone *
Liliana Năstase Liliana Năstase (later Alexandru, born 1 August 1962) is a retired Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, ...
(born 1962), track and field runner * Flavius Stoican (born 1976), footballer and football manager


See also

* CS Building Vânju Mare * Stadionul Victoria (Vânju Mare)


References

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