Topolnița
The Topolnița is a left tributary of the river Danube in Romania. In the central Mehedinți Plateau it descends into Topolnița Cave, eventually emerging at the foot of a hill downstream.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Romania
- Also known as: “Topolnica”, “Topolnita”, “Topolniţa”, “Topolniţa River”, and “Topolnița River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Trajan’s Bridge Pillar and Șimian.
Trajan’s Bridge Pillar
Photo: Dan Mihai Pitea, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
Trajan's Bridge, also called Bridge of Apollodorus over the Danube, was a Roman segmental arch bridge, on the modern Serbian - Romanian border, the first bridge to be built over the lower Danube and considered one of the greatest achievements in Roman architecture.
Șimian
Islet
Șimian is a river island on the Danube belonging to Romania, located just downstream of the city of Turnu Severin and overlooking the town of Șimian. The island is home to a reconstructed fortress that was relocated from the historic Ada Kaleh island, when it was threatened by the construction of the Iron Gate I dam in 1968.
Castra of Drobeta
Photo: Denisoliver, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Drobeta was a fort built by Emperor Trajan in the province of Roman Dacia, in the present city Drobeta-Turnu Severin. It was built to protect the northern side of Trajan's Bridge across the Danube which was built quickly in preparation for Trajan's Second Dacian War in 103-105 AD.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mala Vrbica and Șimian.
Mala Vrbica
Village
Mala Vrbica is a village in the municipality of Kladovo, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 783 people.
Cerneți
Village
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
Cerneți is a village, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Topolnița.
Topolnița
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Mehedinți County, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Welsh—“Topolnița” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Abhainn Topolnița”
- Romanian: “Râul Topolniţa”
- Romanian: “Râul Topolnița”
- Romanian: “Topolnița”
- Serbian: “Тополница”
- Welsh: “Afon Topolnița”
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Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Topolnița”. Photo: El bes, CC BY 3.0.