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Orsova
Orsova, in the TimiČ-Cerna Gap of the Transylvanian Alps, Romania.
TimiČ-Cerna Gap
mountain pass, Romania
TimiČ-Cerna Gap, mountain pass, southwestern Romania, located in the Transylvanian Alps (Southern Carpathians). The pass links the Tisza River plain and the city of TimiČoara (northwest) with the Danubian Plain (southeast). The Banat Mountains, including the Almaj and Semenic ranges, lie west of the TimiČ-Cerna Gap. The mountain ranges of VĆ¢lcan, Retezat, Tarcul, Cernei, and MehedinČi are situated east of the gap. The TimiČ River flows northwestward, and the Cerna River drains southward through the pass. A highway and railway connection between TimiČoara and Bucharest also runs through the pass. Towns situated in the TimiČ-Cerna Gap include Caransebes, Slatina, and OrČova.
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