Iron Gate I

The Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station is the largest dam on the river and one of the largest hydro power plants in . It is located on the Iron Gate gorge, between and .
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: hydroelectric dam on the Danube river on the border between Romania and Serbia
  • Also known as: “Djerdap I” and “Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 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 , in eastern in the Karataš archaeological site. It is located on cliffs of the Đerdap, above the , on a strategic location overlooking the Danube frontier. is situated 2½ km southeast of Iron Gate I.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Novi Sip and Davidovac.

Village
is a in the municipality of , . 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 . is situated 3 km south of Iron Gate I.

Village
is a in the municipality of , . According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 610 people. is situated 3½ km southeast of Iron Gate I.

Village
is a in the municipality of , . According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 727 people. is situated 6 km southeast of Iron Gate I.

Iron Gate I

Latitude
44.67129° or 44° 40′ 17″ north
Longitude
22.52891° or 22° 31′ 44″ east
Open location code
8GP4MGCH+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28270536
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­industrial
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q1289417
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Iron Gate I” 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: “Đerdap 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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Highlights include Djerdap and Museul Hidrocentralei Porțile de Fier.

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