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Municipality in Teleorman, Romania
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Turnu Măgurele is a city of 20,000 people (2021) north-east of the confluence of the Olt and Danube rivers on the edge of the Wallachian Plain in Muntenia.
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Biserica „Sf. Haralambie” din Turnu Măgurele
Built by Greek farmers at the beginning of the 20th century, the cathedral is based on the plans of the Curtea de Argeș Cathedral and constructed in a late Renaissance style.
Cetatea Turnu
The mediaeval fortress 1 km from the confluence of the Danube and Olt rivers played a prominent role in the defensive system of Wallachia, especially during the reign of Mircea the Elder, in the conflicts with the Ottoman Empire, south of the Danube. At the end of Mircea's reign, the fortification came under Ottoman rule, later becoming a Turkish raya. By the Peace Treaty of Adrianople in 1829, the Turnu raya was returned to Wallachia. The Turnu Fortress was demolished, burned, and the territory of the former raya was incorporated into Wallachia. The ruins of the fortress were restored between 2018 and 2021.
The road transport network in the area includes national roads, county roads and communal roads. The roads mentioned below are asphalted, have a stone foundation and ditches on both sides.
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