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Șușița (Gorj)
The Șușița (in its upper course also: ''Straja'' or ''Amaru'') is a right tributary of the river Jiu in Romania. It discharges into the Jiu near the city Târgu Jiu Târgu Jiu (, is the capital city, capital of Gorj County in the Oltenia region of Romania. It is situated on the Southern Sub-Carpathian Mountains, Carpathians, on the banks of the river Jiu (river), Jiu. Eight localities are administered by the .... Its length is and its basin size is . Tributaries The following rivers are tributaries to the river Șușița (from source to mouth): *Left: Grivele, Cartianu, Cracu, Zănoaga, Răchițelii, Strâmbu, Jara, Mitări, Cornul *Right: Valea Boului, Cârligu, Frasin, Măcriș, Corcotu, Țiganu, Tragoe, Valea Mare, Balta Verde, Richita, Valea Socilor, Suseni, Iaz References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Gorj County {{Gorj-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a mainly continental climate, and an area of with a population of 19 million people. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Europe's second-longest river, the Danube, empties into the Danube Delta in the southeast of the country. The Carpathian Mountains cross Romania from the north to the southwest and include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of . Bucharest is the country's Bucharest metropolitan area, largest urban area and Economy of Romania, financial centre. Other major urban centers, urban areas include Cluj-Napoca, Timiș ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorj County
Gorj County () is a county () of Romania, in Oltenia, with its capital city at Târgu Jiu. ''Gorj'' comes from the Slavic ''Gornji'' Jiu (“upper Jiu”), in contrast with Dolnji (“lower Jiu”). Demographics At the 2011 census, the county had a population of 334,238 and its population density was . * Romanians – over 98% * Roma, others – 2% At the 2021 census, Gorj County had a population of 314,685. Geography Gorj County has a total area of . The North side of the county consists of various mountains from the Southern Carpathians group. In the West there are the Vâlcan Mountains, and in the East there are the Parâng Mountains and the Negoveanu Mountains. The two groups are split by the Jiu River. To the South, the heights decrease through the hills to a high plain at the Western end of the Wallachian Plain. The main river, which collects all the smaller rivers, is the Jiu River; its tributaries include the Tismana, Gilort, and Motru rivers. Neighb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stănești, Gorj
Stănești is a commune in Gorj County, Oltenia, 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 .... It is composed of ten villages: Alexeni, Bălani, Călești, Curpen, Măzăroi, Obreja, Pârvulești, Stănești, Vaidei and Vălari. References * Communes in Gorj County Localities in Oltenia {{Gorj-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asterisk
The asterisk ( ), from Late Latin , from Ancient Greek , , "little star", is a Typography, typographical symbol. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a star (heraldry), heraldic star. Computer scientists and Mathematician, mathematicians often vocalize it as star (as, for example, in ''the A* search algorithm'' or ''C*-algebra''). An asterisk is usually five- or six-pointed in printing, print and six- or eight-pointed when handwritten, though more complex forms exist. Its most common use is to call out a footnote. It is also often used to censor offensive words. In computer science, the asterisk is commonly used as a wildcard character, or to denote pointer (computer programming), pointers, repetition, or multiplication. History The asterisk was already in use as a symbol in ice age Cave painting, cave paintings. There is also a two-thousand-year-old character used by Aristarchus of Samothrace called the , , which he used when proofreading Homeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vâlcan Mountains
The Vâlcan Mountains are a chain of mountains in the Southern Carpathians in Gorj County, Romania. They are part of the Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group, and run for approximately . The highest point is Oslea Peak at , and the second highest is Straja at . The mountains run the length of the Jiu Valley The Jiu Valley ( , ) is a region in southwestern Transylvania, Romania, in Hunedoara county, situated in a valley of the Jiu River between the Retezat Mountains and the Parâng Mountains. The region was heavily industrialised and the main activity ..., and serve as a barrier to entry on the southern side of the valley. Photo gallery File:Plesa Valcan Mts.jpg, Plesa peak seen from Cornetul mountain. File:Plesa Mt Viewed From Cornetu Mnt.jpg, Plesa peak seen from Cornetul mountain. File:RuncuCornFiled.jpg, Tufoaia mountain. File:Sohodol Gorge Viewed From Cornetu Mnt.jpg, Sohodol Gorge viewed from Cornetu mountain File:Sohodol gorge from above.jpg, Sohodol Gorge viewed from Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiu (river)
The Jiu (; ; ; ) is a river in southern Romania. It is formed near Petroșani by the confluence of headwaters Jiul de Vest and Jiul de Est. It flows southward through the Romanian counties Hunedoara, Gorj, Mehedinți and Dolj before flowing into the Danube near Zăval, a few kilometers upstream from the Bulgarian city of Oryahovo. It is long, including its source river, Jiul de Vest. It has a basin of . p. 13 Its average discharge at the is . The upper |
Târgu Jiu
Târgu Jiu (, is the capital city, capital of Gorj County in the Oltenia region of Romania. It is situated on the Southern Sub-Carpathian Mountains, Carpathians, on the banks of the river Jiu (river), Jiu. Eight localities are administered by the city: Bârsești, Drăgoieni, Iezureni, Polata, Preajba Mare, Romanești, Slobozia, and Ursați. The city is noted for the Sculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brâncuși at Târgu Jiu, Sculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brâncuși, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2024. History The city takes its name from the river Jiu River, Jiu, which runs through it. In antiquity, there was a Dacians, Dacian village in around the location of today's city surrounded by forests. After the Ancient Rome, Roman conquests of Oltenia (101-102), military units were stationed around the roads that connected different important routes at the time. During the digging of the Târgu Jiu - Rovinari railroad, mosaics, coins, ceramics and Roman bricks wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornul
The Cornul (also: ''Urmuroasa'', ''Cernădia'') is a left tributary of the river Șușița in 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 .... It flows into the Șușița in Bârsești. Its length is and its basin size is . References Rivers of Romania Rivers of Gorj County {{Gorj-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suseni (river)
The Suseni (in its upper course also: ''Surlău'') is a right tributary of the river Șușița in 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 .... It discharges into the Șușița in Ursați. e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is . Tributaries The following rivers are tributaries to the river Suseni (from source to mouth): *Left: Scărișoara, Scoaba Tinicioara *Right: Pârâul Bogat, Scoaba Alunoasă, Igirosu, Valea Seacă, ClențuReferences [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they flow, drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean, another river, or into an endorheic basin. The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob (river), Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of . The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of . A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet, usually refers to the joining of tributaries. The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
