Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania
Drobeta-Turnu Severin (), colloquially Severin, is a city in Mehedinți County, Oltenia, Romania, on the northern bank of the Danube, close to the Iron Gates. It is one of six Romanian county seats List of cities and towns on the river Danube, lying on the river Danube. "Drobeta" is the name of the ancient Dacian and Roman towns at the site, and the modern town of Turnu Severin received the additional name of Drobeta during Nicolae Ceaușescu's national-communist dictatorship as part of his myth-making efforts. Etymology Drobeta was originally a Dacian town.Drobeta–Turnu Severin
at britannica.com, accessed 2021-10-14. The Drobeta (castra), Roman fort built by Emperor Trajan at the site preserved the Dacian name. (see "History" section). According to Hamp and Hyllested, Drobeta reflects a Roman misinterpre ...
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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 Svinița) located in the Banat. The county seat is Drobeta-Turnu Severin. Name The county's name is or in Hungarian language, Hungarian. The Romanian language, Romanian form originates from the first one, and a third originates from the Romanian: . The territory was famous for its Apiary, apiaries, that's why it was named from the Hungarian word meaning bee. Demographics In 2021, it had a population of 234,339 and the population density was 48/km². * Romanians – 93.9% * Romani people, Roma – 5.4% * Serbians, Serbs – 0.3% * Czechs – 0.1% * Others – 0.3% Geography This county has a total area of 4,933 km2. In the North-West there are the Mehedinți Mountains with heights up to 1500 m, part of the Western end o ...
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