Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station
The Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station is the largest dam on the Danube river and one of the largest hydro power plants in Europe. It is located on the Iron Gate gorge, between Romania and Serbia.Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Hydroelectric power station
- Description: hydroelectric dam on the Danube river on the border between Romania and Serbia
- Also known as: “Hidrocentrala Porţile de Fier”, “Hidrocentrala Portile de Fier I”, “Hidrocentrala Porţile de Fier I”, and “Hidroelektrana Ðerdap”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Diana Fortress.
Diana Fortress
Archaeological site
Photo: CrniBombarder!!!, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Diana Fort is a Roman fort located near the hamlet of Karataš, 8 km northwest of Kladovo, in eastern Serbia in the Karataš archaeological site. It is located on cliffs of the Đerdap, above the Danube, on a strategic location overlooking the Danube frontier. Diana Fortress is situated 2½ km southeast of Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Novi Sip and Davidovac.
Novi Sip
Village
Novi Sip is a village in the municipality of Kladovo, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 909 people. It is located near the former Sip Canal, on the right bank of the Danube. Novi Sip is situated 3 km south of Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station.
Davidovac
Village
Davidovac is a village in the municipality of Kladovo, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 610 people. Davidovac is situated 3½ km southeast of Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station.
Kladušnica
Village
Kladušnica is a village in the municipality of Kladovo, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 727 people. Kladušnica is situated 6 km southeast of Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station.
Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station
- Categories: hydroelectric power station, dam, road bridge, and industry
- Location: Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Mehedinți County, Oltenia, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Cerdap I”
- Catalan: “Central hidroelèctrica de la Porta de Ferro I”
- Cebuano: “Hidrocentrala Porțile de Fier I”
- Chinese: “铁门1级水电站”
- Chinese: “铁门一号水电站”
- Chinese: “铁门水电站”
- Chinese: “鐵門1級水電站”
- Chinese: “鐵門第一水力發電廠”
- Croatian: “Hidroelektrana Đerdap”
- Czech: “Vodní elektrárna Železná vrata – Džerdap I”
- Czech: “Vodní elektrárna Železná vrata”
- Dutch: “Hidroelektrana Djerdap I”
- French: “Barrage des Portes de Fer I”
- French: “barrage hydroéléctrique des Portes de fer I”
- German: “Kraftwerk Eisernes Tor 1”
- Hebrew: “שערי הברזל I”
- Hungarian: “Vaskapu I. vízerőmű”
- Macedonian: “Хидроелектрана Ѓердап I”
- Persian: “نیروگاه برق آبی دروازه آهنی یک”
- Romanian: “Barajul Porţile de Fier I”
- Romanian: “Barajul Porțile de Fier I”
- Romanian: “Đerdap I”
- Romanian: “Porţiile de Fier I”
- Romanian: “Porțiile de Fier I”
- Romanian: “Porţile de fier i”
- Romanian: “Porțile de Fier I”
- Russian: “Джердап I”
- Serbian: “Hidroelektrana Đerdap”
- Serbian: “Ђердап 2”
- Serbian: “Ђердап I”
- Serbian: “Ђердап II”
- Serbian: “ХЕ Ђердап 1”
- Serbian: “ХЕ Ђердап 2”
- Serbian: “ХЕ Ђердап I”
- Serbian: “ХЕ Ђердап”
- Serbian: “Хидроелектрана ‘Ђердап’”
- Serbian: “Хидроелектрана Ђердап I”
- Serbian: “Хидроелектрана Ђердап”
- Serbo-Croatian: “HEĐ”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Hidroelektrana Đerdap”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Хидроелектрана Ђердап”
- Slovak: “Vodná elektráreň Železné vráta”
- Turkish: “Demirkapı I Hidroelektrik Santrali”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Залізні ворота I”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Залізні Ворота I”
- Ukrainian: “Джердап I”
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