Cerna
The Cerna is a river in Romania, a left tributary of the river Danube. The Cerna has its source on the south-east side of the Godeanu Mountains and flows into the Danube near the town Orșova.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Romania
- Also known as: “Cerna (Danube)” and “Cerna Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ada Kaleh.
Ada Kaleh
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ada Kaleh was a small island on the Danube, located in Romania, that was submerged during the construction of the Iron Gates hydroelectric plant in 1970. Ada Kaleh is situated 3 km northeast of Cerna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tekija and Orșova.
Tekija
Village
Photo: Nicu farcas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tekija is a village in the municipality of Kladovo in eastern Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 967 people. Tekija is an important strategic and tourist point on the Danube River.
Orșova
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Orșova is a port city on the Danube river in southwestern Romania's Mehedinți County. It is one of four localities in the Banat historical region situated just above the Iron Gates where the Cerna River meets the Danube.
Eșelnița
Village
Photo: Nicu farcas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eșelnița is a village, which is situated 4 km west of Cerna.
Cerna
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Cerna” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Cerna”
- Cebuano: “Cerna”
- Czech: “Černá”
- Danish: “Cerna (Donau)”
- Danish: “Cerna”
- Dutch: “Cerna”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر سيرنا”
- French: “Cerna (Danube)”
- French: “Cerna”
- German: “Cerna”
- Greek: “Τσέρνα”
- Hebrew: “צ’רנה”
- Hungarian: “Cserna folyó (Krassó-Szörény megye)”
- Hungarian: “Cserna”
- Portuguese: “Rio Cerna (Danúbio)”
- Portuguese: “Rio Cerna”
- Romanian: “Cerna, Dunăre”
- Romanian: “Râul Cerna, Dunăre”
- Serbian: “Черна (река)”
- Serbian: “Черна”
- Ukrainian: “Черна”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Jupalnic and Ada Kaleh.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stadionul Orşova and Vârful Cioaca Mică.
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