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County in Sud-Vest, Romania
Mehedinți County (Romanian pronunciation: [meheˈdint͡sʲ] ⓘ ) is a county (Romanian : județ ) of Romania on the border with Serbia and Bulgaria . It is mostly located in the historical province of Oltenia , with one municipality (Orșova ) and three communes (Dubova , Eșelnița , and Svinița ) located in the Banat . The county seat is Drobeta-Turnu Severin .
Name
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The county's name is Méhed or Mehádia in Hungarian . The Romanian form originates from the first one, and a third originates from the Romanian: Mehedinc . The territory was famous for its apiaries , that's why it was named from the Hungarian méh word meaning bee.[3]
Demographics
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In 2011, it had a population of 254,570 and the population density was 51.6/km2 .
Year
County population[5]
1948
304,788
1956
304,091
1966
310,021
1977
322,371
1992
332,091
2002
306,732
2011
254,570
2021
234,339
Geography
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Bulba River at Baia de Aramă
This county has a total area of 4,933 km 2 .
In the North-West there are the Mehedinți Mountains with heights up to 1500 m, part of the Western end of the Southern Carpathians .
The heights decrease towards the East, passing through the hills to a high plain - the Western end of the Romanian Plain .
In the South the Danube flows, forming a wide valley, with channels and ponds. Another important river is the Motru River in the East side, an affluent of the Jiu River . Also, in the West side there is the Cerna River forming a passage between the Oltenia region and the Banat region.
Neighbours
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AG
BC
BH
BN
BT
BV
BR
BZ
CS
CL
CJ
CT
CV
DB
DJ
GL
GR
GJ
HR
HD
IL
IS
IF
MM
MH
MS
NT
OT
PH
SM
SJ
SB
SV
TR
TM
TL
VS
VL
VN
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Economy
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The energetic sector is highly developed in the county, on the Danube being two big hydro electrical power plants (Iron Gates I and Iron Gates II). Also in NE of Drobeta-Turnu Severin there is a heavy water complex (Romag Prod).
The predominant industries in the county are:
Chemical industry.
Food and beverages industry.
Textile industry.
Mechanical components industry.
Railway and ship equipment industry.
Wood and paper industry.
In the North, coal and copper are extracted.
The South is mainly agricultural, suited for growing cereals on large surfaces. Also vegetables are cultivated and there are important surfaces of wines and fruit orchards.
Tourism
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1715 coat of arms of Argeș , Teleorman and Mehedinți counties on the frontispice of the Antim Monastery
The main tourist destinations are:
Politics
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The Mehedinți County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections , consists of 30 counsellors, with the following party composition:[6]
Administrative divisions
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Ruins of Trajan's Bridge , Drobeta-Turnu Severin
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
Orșova
Mehedinți County has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 61 communes
Bala
Bălăcița
Balta
Bâlvănești
Braniștea
Breznița-Motru
Breznița-Ocol
Broșteni
Burila Mare
Butoiești
Căzănești
Cireșu
Corcova
Corlățel
Cujmir
Dârvari
Devesel
Dubova
Dumbrava
Eșelnița
Florești
Gârla Mare
Godeanu
Gogoșu
Greci
Grozești
Gruia
Hinova
Husnicioara
Ilovăț
Ilovița
Isverna
Izvoru Bârzii
Jiana
Livezile
Malovăț
Obârșia de Câmp
Obârșia-Cloșani
Oprișor
Pădina Mare
Pătulele
Podeni
Ponoarele
Poroina Mare
Pristol
Prunișor
Punghina
Rogova
Salcia
Șișești
Șimian
Șovarna
Stângăceaua
Svinița
Tâmna
Vânători
Vânjuleț
Vlădaia
Voloiac
Vrata
Historical county
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County in Romania
Historically, the county was located in the southwestern part of Greater Romania , in the western part of the historical region of Oltenia . Its capital was Târgu Jiu . The interwar county territory comprised a large part of the current Mehedinți County. At present, its territory comprises a large part of the current territory of Mehedinţi County except for the northern part belonging to Gorj County , while a small part of the former Severin County where Orsova was located is currently part of Mehedinti County.
It was bordered on the west by the Kingdom of Yugoslavia , in the northwest by Severin County , to the north by Hunedoara County , to the east by the counties of Gorj and Dolj , and in the south by the Kingdom of Bulgaria .
Administration
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Map of Mehedinți County as constituted in 1938.
The county was originally divided into four administrative districts (plăși ):[7]
Plasa Câmpul
Plasa Cloșani, headquartered at Cloșani
Plasa Motru, headquartered at Motru
Plasa Ocolul, headquartered at Turnu Severin
Subsequently, Plasa Câmpul was disbanded and replaced with five more districts:
Plasa Bâcleș, headquartered at Bâcleș
Plasa Broșteni, headquartered at Broșteni
Plasa Cujmir, headquartered at Cujmiru
Plasa Devesel, headquartered at Devesel
Plasa Vânju Mare, headquartered at Vânju Mare
Population
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According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 303,878 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 98.7% Romanians, 1.2% Romanis, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the population was 99.0% Eastern Orthodox, 0.5% Roman Catholic, 0.2% Jewish, as well as other minorities.
Urban population
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In 1930, the county's urban population comprised 91.3% Romanians, 2.5% Germans, 1.3% Romanies, 1.3% Jews, 1.1% Serbs and Croats, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 92.9% Eastern Orthodox, 4.3% Roman Catholic, 1.5% Jewish, 0.4% Greek Catholic, 0.4% Lutheran, as well as other minorities.
References
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^ The number used depends on the numbering system employed by the phone companies on the market.
^ Faragó, Imre (2021). Zentai, László; Török, Zsolt (eds.). "Az ezredéves térkép tájnevei" [The names of physical geographical regions on a thousand-year-old map] (PDF) . Studia Cartologica (in Hungarian). 16 . Budapest : CC Printing Kft.: 131. ISSN 0495-1719 .
^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populația după etnie" Archived August 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populația la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 și 2002" Archived September 22, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (Json) (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 2020-11-02 .
^ Portretul României Interbelice - Județul Mehedinți
External links
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mehedinți_County&oldid=1222374292 "
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