Orsova
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 Orșova
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| Coordinates: 44°43′31″N 22°23′46″E / 44.72528°N 22.39611°ECoordinates: 44°43′31″N 22°23′46″E / 44.72528°N 22.39611°E | ||
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| County | Mehedinți County | |
| Status | Municipality | |
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| • Mayor | Constantin Brăgaru (PDL) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 9,692 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Climate | Cfb | |
| Website | http://primariaorsova.lx.ro/ | |
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.
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.
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.
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