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Municipality in Mehedinți, Romania
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Drobeta-Turnu Severin is a border city in the Oltenia region of Romania, on the left bank of the Danube, opposite Kladovo on the Serbian side. It's close to the famous Iron Gates gorge on the Danube and the Iron Gate I dam/hydroelectric power station, which also serves as a bridge between the two countries. It's about 100 km west of Craiova.
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Castelul de Apă
An 1910s water tower designed to look like a castle turret. Now an art institution.
Castrul roman Drobeta
Piciorul Podului lui Traian
Remaining pillar from Trajan's bridge over the Danube
Ruinele Cetății Severinului
Podul lui Dumnezeu
The second-biggest natural bridge in Europe, and the biggest in Romania.
Peștera Topolnița
a karst cave with a huge entrance. Entry into the cave is only possible via specialised climbing gear.
Parcul Național Porțile de Fier
A great place for hikes and natural beauty.
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Culture & historyFrom the end of World War II in 1945 until the Eastern European revolutions of 1989, Europe was divided between two political blocs: east and west. The border was figuratively called the Iron Curtain.
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Travel tipsThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Russian: Союз Советских Социалистических Республик (СССР)), or Soviet Union, emerged as the successor state to the Russian Empire in 1917, and was dissolved in 1991.
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