The Jiu ( Romanian: [ʒiw] ; Hungarian : Zsil [ʒil] ; German : Schil or Schiel ; Latin : Rabon ) is a river in southern Romania . It is formed near Petroșani by the confluence of headwaters Jiul de Vest and Jiul de Est .
8-511: Dolj County ( Romanian pronunciation: [dolʒ] ; originally meant Dol(no)- Jiu , "lower Jiu", as opposed to Gorj ( upper Jiu )) is a county ( județ ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria , in Oltenia , with the capital city at Craiova . In 2011, the county had a population of 660,544 and a population density of 89/km (230/sq mi). This county has a total area of 7,414 km (2,863 sq mi). The entire area
16-547: Is Romania's principal coal mining region. The following towns are situated along the Jiu, from source to mouth: Petroșani (Jiul de Est), Lupeni (Jiul de Vest), Bumbești-Jiu , Târgu Jiu , Turceni , Filiași , and Craiova . The following rivers are tributaries of the Jiu (from source to mouth): This article related to a river in Dolj County is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
24-622: Is a plain with the Danube on the south forming a wide valley crossed by the Jiu River in the middle. Other small rivers flow through the county, each one forming a small valley. There are some lakes across the county and many ponds and channels in the Danube valley. 6% of the county's area is a desert . Agriculture is the county's main industry. The county has a land that is ideal for growing cereals, vegetables, and wines. Other industries are mainly located in
32-567: The Romanian counties Hunedoara , Gorj , Mehedinți and Dolj before flowing into the Danube near Zăval , a few kilometers upstream from the Bulgarian city of Oryahovo . It is 339 kilometres (211 mi) long, including its source river, Jiul de Vest . It has a basin of 10,430 km (4,030 sq mi). Its average discharge at the mouth is 97 m /s (3,400 cu ft/s). The upper Jiu Valley , around Petroșani and Lupeni,
40-424: The city of Craiova , the largest city in southwestern Romania. The county's main industries: There are two small ports on the shore of the Danube river – Bechet and Calafat . Major tourist attractions: The Dolj County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections , consists of 36 counsellors, with the following party composition: Dolj County 3 municipalities, 4 towns and 104 communes Historically,
48-409: The county was located in the southwestern part of Greater Romania , in the southwest part of the historical region of Oltenia . Its capital was Craiova . The interwar county territory comprised the central and southwestern part of the current Dolj county. It was bordered to the north with by the counties of Gorj and Valcea , to the west by Mehedinți County , to the east by Romanați County , and to
56-572: The religious point of view, the population was 98.4% Eastern Orthodox, 0.7% Roman Catholic, 0.5% Jewish, as well as other minorities. In 1930, the county's urban population was 91,788 inhabitants, comprising 90.2% Romanians, 2.4% Jews, 2.2% Romanies, 1.7% Germans, 1.3% Hungarians, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 92.7% Eastern Orthodox, 3.1% Roman Catholic, 2.5% Jewish, 0.7% Lutheran, 0.3% Calvinist, 0.3% Greek Catholic, as well as other minorities. Jiu River It flows southward through
64-495: The south by the Kingdom of Bulgaria . The county was originally divided into six administrative districts ( plăși ): Subsequently, four districts were created in place of two of the prior districts (Plasa Bârca and Plasa Gângiova): According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 485,149 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 96.7% Romanian, 0.5% Jews, 0.3% Germans, 0.3% Hungarians, as well as other minorities. From
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