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The Iron Gates of the Danube Location of the Iron Gates. The Iron Gates (Bulgarian: Железни врата; Romanian: Porțile de Fier; Serbian: Ђердапска клисура / Đerdapska klisura or Гвоздена капија / Gvozdena kapija; Hungarian: Vaskapu-szoros) is a gorge on the river Danube.
The Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station (Romanian: Porțile de Fier I, Serbian: Ђердап I /Đerdap I) is the largest dam on the Danube river and one of the largest hydro power plants in Europe. It is located on the Iron Gate gorge, between Romania and Serbia.
The project started in 1977 as a joint-venture between the governments of Romania and Yugoslavia for the construction of large dam on the Danube River which would serve both countries. At the time of completion in 1984 the dam had 16 units generating a total of 432 MW , divided equally between the two countries at 216 MW each.
At the Iron Gate, the Danube flows through a gorge that forms part of the boundary between Serbia and Romania; it contains the Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station dam, followed at about 60 km (37 mi) downstream (outside the gorge) by the Iron Gate II Hydroelectric Power Station.
Iron Gate I: 930. Drobeta-Turnu Severin: 863. Iron Gate II . Serbia: Bulgaria . 846. 796. New Europe Bridge: ... This is a route-map template for the Danube, a ...
It was made between 1994 and 2004, on a rocky outcrop on the river Danube, at the Iron Gates, which form the border between Romania and Serbia. The Dacian king's sculpture is the tallest rock relief in Europe, at 55 m (180 ft) in height and 25 m (82 ft) in width.
The Iron Gates Natural Park (Romanian: Parcul Natural Porțile de Fier [3]) is a 115,666-hectare (285,820-acre) natural park located in southwestern Romania.It includes the Romanian part of the Iron Gate of the Danube River, and stretches along the left bank of the river in the counties of Caraș-Severin and Mehedinți.
Map of Romania with Seven Wonders sites marked. ... Iron Gates, Orșova, Mehedinți County: 9 Iron Gates: Danube River, Orșova, ...