Orşova

Orşova (German: Orschowa, Hungarian: Orsova, Bulgarian: Орсово, Polish: Orszawa, Czech: Oršava, Turkish: Adakale) is a port city on the Danube river in southwestern Romania's Mehedinţi County (part of the Banat historical region). It is situated just above the Iron Gates, on the spot where the Cerna River meets the Danube. The first documented mention of its name was in 1150 under the Latin name Ursova. The name possibly comes from the Hungarian ... more

Orşova (German: Orschowa, Hungarian: Orsova, Bulgarian: Орсово, Polish: Orszawa, Czech: Oršava, Turkish: Adakale) is a port city on the Danube river in southwestern Romania's Mehedinţi County (part of the Banat historical region). It is situated just above the Iron Gates, on the spot where the Cerna River meets the Danube. The first documented mention of its name was in 1150 under the Latin name Ursova. The name possibly comes from the Hungarian name Uros + the Slavic -ova. The town is a center for the extraction of bentonite, chromium, and granite. The industry is centered on energy production (the hydroelectric plant), shipbuilding and engine manufacturing, assembly parts for electricity production, textiles, and the processing of feldspar, asbestos, quartz, talc, wood, etc. less