Ostrovul Şimian

Ostrovul Şimian is an island in Mehedinți County, Romania. Ostrovul Şimian is situated nearby to the village Mala Vrbica, as well as near Cerneți.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Șimian and Trajan’s Bridge Pillar.

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.

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.

‘Iron Gates’ Region Museum

Museum

Photo: MSClaudiu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Iron Gates Region Museum is a museum in Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania. ‘Iron Gates’ Region Museum is situated 2½ km northwest of Ostrovul Şimian.