Drobeta-Turnu Severin | |
|---|---|
The Water Castle after rehabilitation | |
 Location within Mehedinți County | |
  Drobeta-Turnu Severin Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°38′N 22°39′E / 44.633°N 22.650°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Mehedinți |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Marius Screciu[1] (PSD) |
Area | 55 km2 (21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 79,865 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 220004–220256 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 52 |
| Vehicle reg. | MH |
| Website | www |
Drobeta-Turnu Severin (Romanian pronunciation: [droˈbeta ˈturnu seveˈrin] ), colloquially Severin, is a city in Mehedinți County, Oltenia, Romania, on the northern bank of the Danube, close to the Iron Gates. It is one of six Romanian county seats lying on the Danube river. "Drobeta" is the name of the ancient Dacian and Roman towns at the site, and the modern town of Turnu Severin received the additional name of Drobeta during Nicolae Ceaușescu's national-communist dictatorship as part of his myth-making efforts.[3]
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- ^ Pippidi, Andrei (2006). "Historical Memory and Legislative Changes in Romania". In Jerzy W. Borejsza, Klaus Ziemer (ed.). Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes in Europe: Legacies and Lessons from the Twentieth Century. Berghahn Books. p. 466. ISBN 9781571816412. Retrieved 14 October 2021.