Orșova

Orșova (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈorʃova]; German: Orschowa, Hungarian: Orsova, Serbian: Оршава/Oršava, Bulgarian: Орсово, Polish: Orszawa, Czech: Oršava, Turkish: Adakale) is a port city on the Danube river in southwestern Romania's Mehedinți County. It is one of four localities in the county located in the Banat historical region. It is situated just above the Iron Gates, on the spot where the Cerna River meets the Danube.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, 95.2% of inhabitants were Romanians, 1.3% Czechs, 1% Roma, 0.9% Germans, 0.7% Serbs and 0.5% Hungarians.

History

  • The locality was the site of a Roman port in Dacia Malvensis, and the site of a castrum named Dierna.
  • In 1925, a confusion done by scholar Nandor Fettich misplaced the important Magyar burial site discovered at Cheglevici into the Orșova region. Later, the location of that discovery, testifying to the presence of the Magyars since the early 10th century, was clarified for the archeological community.
  • King Ladislaus I of Hungary decisively defeated the Cumans near Orșova in 1091.
    • Loading... please wait...
    This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https://wn.com/Orșova

    Podcasts:

    Email this Page Play all in Full Screen Show More Related Videos
    PLAYLIST TIME:
    ×
    ×
    ×
    ×