Crihala
Crihala is a stream in Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Mehedinți County. Crihala is situated nearby to the village Cerneți, as well as near Șimian.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 Cerneți 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. Mala Vrbica is situated 3 km south of Crihala.
Crihala
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Mehedinți County, Oltenia, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
44.629° or 44° 37′ 44″ northLongitude
22.69347° or 22° 41′ 37″ eastElevation
80 metres (262 feet)Open location code
8GP4JMHV+H9GeoNames ID
13493953
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In Other Languages
“Crihala” goes by many names.
- Romanian: “Crihala”
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