Romania
Mehedinți County
Șimian

Șimian

Șimian is a village in , and has about 3,070 residents. Șimian is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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  • Type: Village with 3,070 residents
  • Description: village in Mehedinți County, Romania
  • Also known as: “Simijanii”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Trajan’s Bridge Pillar and Șimian.

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 in what is modern , the first bridge to be built over the lower and considered one of the greatest achievements in Roman architecture. is situated 3½ km west of Șimian.

Islet
is a river island on the belonging to , located just downstream of the city of Turnu Severin and overlooking the town of . The island is home to a reconstructed fortress that was relocated from the historic island, when it was threatened by the construction of the Iron Gate I dam in 1968.

Museum
Photo: MSClaudiu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Iron Gates Region Museum is a museum in , . is situated 4 km west of Șimian.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mala Vrbica and Cerneți.

Village
is a in the municipality of , . According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 783 people.

Village
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
is a village, which is situated 2½ km north of Șimian.

Village
is a in the municipality of , . According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 996 people. is situated 3 km south of Șimian.

Șimian

Latitude
44.61217° or 44° 36′ 44″ north
Longitude
22.71075° or 22° 42′ 39″ east
Population
3,070
Elevation
55 metres (180 feet)
Open location code
8GP4JP66+V8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 290635272
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
667119
Wiki­data ID
Q2719217
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Volapük—“Șimian” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Șimian”
  • Dutch: “Simian”
  • Dutch: “Şimian”
  • Dutch: “Șimian”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شيميان”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قريه شيميان”
  • French: “Şimian”
  • French: “Șimian”
  • Irish: “Șimian”
  • Italian: “Ersemjen”
  • Italian: “Érsemjén”
  • Italian: “Șimian”
  • Malay: “Șimian”
  • Polish: “Șimian (okręg Mehedinți)”
  • Polish: “Șimian”
  • Portuguese: “Șimian”
  • Romanian: “Comuna Şimian”
  • Romanian: “Șimian, Mehedinți”
  • Romanian: “Şimian”
  • Romanian: “Șimian”
  • Serbian: “Шимијан”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Șimian, Simian”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Șimian”
  • Tatar: “Шимиан”
  • Ukrainian: “Шиміан (Мехедінць)”
  • Ukrainian: “Шиміан (Шиміан, Мехедінць)”
  • Ukrainian: “Шиміан”
  • Volapük: “Șimian”
  • “Șimian”
  • “Șimian, Mehedinți”

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