Vedea | |
Vedea in 2011, near Peretu
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Countries | Romania |
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Counties | Argeș, Olt, Teleorman |
Tributaries | |
- left | Teleorman |
Towns | Roșiorii de Vede, Alexandria |
Source | Dădulești Hill |
- location | Cotmeana Plateau |
- elevation | 435 m (1,427 ft) |
Mouth | Danube |
- location | Bujoru |
- elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
- coordinates | 43°39′13″N 25°31′35″E / 43.65361°N 25.52639°ECoordinates: 43°39′13″N 25°31′35″E / 43.65361°N 25.52639°E |
Length | 224 km (139 mi) |
Progression | Danube→ Black Sea |
The Vedea (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈvede̯a]) is a river in southern Romania that flows from the Cotmeana Plateau and empties into the Danube, having a total length of 224 km, of which 33 km is regulated.
It flows in Argeș, Olt and Teleorman counties. The towns Alexandria and Roșiorii de Vede lie in the vicinity of the river.
The name of the river is Dacian in origin, from Indo-European *wed, "water".
The following towns and villages are situated along the river Vedea, from source to mouth: Făgețelu, Spineni, Tătulești, Optași, Corbu, Nicolae Titulescu, Văleni, Stejaru, Roșiorii de Vede, Vedea, Peretu, Plosca, Mavrodin, Buzescu, Alexandria, Poroschia, Brânceni, Smârdioasa, Cervenia, Conțești, Bragadiru, Bujoru.