Ovid’s Tower
Ovid’s Tower is a ruins in Turnu Ruieni, Caraș-Severin County. Ovid’s Tower is situated nearby to the peak La Pleșa, as well as near the village Borlova.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ruieni Hydroelectric Power Station.
Ruieni Hydroelectric Power Station
Building
Ruieni Hydroelectric Power Plant is a large power plant on the Sebeș River situated in Romania. The project was started and finished in the 1990s and it was made up by the construction of a rockfill with a clay core dam 125 m high which was equipped with two vertical turbines, the hydropower plant having an installed capacity of 153 MW. Ruieni Hydroelectric Power Station is situated 1½ km north of Ovid’s Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borlova and Valea Timișului.
Valea Timișului
Village
Valea Timișului is a village, which is situated 8 km southwest of Ovid’s Tower.
Ovid’s Tower
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Turnul lui Ovidiu”
- Categories: tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Turnu Ruieni, Caraș-Severin County, Romania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.39464° or 45° 23′ 41″ north
Longitude
22.34888° or 22° 20′ 56″ east
Open location code
8GQ498VX+VH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Hungarian—“Ovid’s Tower” goes by many names.
- German: “Ovidius Turm”
- Hungarian: “Ovidiusz torony”
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Highlights include Ovid’s Tower and La Pleșa.
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