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Mehedinți County Județul Mehedinți
County
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 44°38′N 22°53′E / 44.63°N 22.88°E / 44.63; 22.88Coordinates: 44°38′N 22°53′E / 44.63°N 22.88°E / 44.63; 22.88
Country	Romania
Development region	Sud-Vest
Historical region	Oltenia, Banat
Capital	Drobeta-Turnu Severin
Area
• Total	4,933 km2 (1,905 sq mi)
Area rank	30th
Population (2011)
• Total	254,570
• Rank	39th
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Telephone code	(+40) 252 or (+40) 352[1]
ISO 3166 code	RO-MH
Website	County Council Prefecture

Mehedinți County (Romanian pronunciation: [meheˈdint͡sʲ] ( listen)) is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Serbia and Bulgaria. It is mostly located in the historical province of Oltenia, with one municipality (Orșova) and three communes (Dubova, Eșelnița and Svinița) located in the Banat. The county seat is Drobeta-Turnu Severin.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 254,570 and the population density was 51.6/km².

• 
  Romanians - 96.1%^[2]
  


• 
  Roma - 3%


• Others (including Serbs, Hungarians, and Germans) - 0.9%

Year	County population[3]
1948	304,788
1956	304,091
1966	310,021
1977	322,371
1992	332,091
2002	306,732
2011	254,570

Geography

Bulba River at Baia de Aramă

This county has a total area of 4,933 km².

In the North-West there are the Mehedinți Mountains with heights up to 1500 m, part of the Western end of the Southern Carpathians.

The heights decrease towards the East, passing through the hills to a high plain - the Western end of the Romanian Plain.

In the South the Danube flows, forming a wide valley, with channels and ponds. Another important river is the Motru River in the East side, an affluent of the Jiu River. Also, in the West side there is the Cerna River forming a passage between the Oltenia region and the Banat region.

Neighbours

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BR

BZ

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  Bulgaria in the South - Vidin Province.


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  Serbia in the West and South-West - Bor District.


• 
  Caraș-Severin County in the North-West.


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  Gorj County in the North-East.


• 
  Dolj County in the South-East.

Economy

The energetic sector is highly developed in the county, on the Danube being two big hydro electrical power plants (Iron Gates I and Iron Gates II). Also in NE of Drobeta-Turnu Severin there is a heavy water complex (Romag Prod).

The predominant industries in the county are:

• Chemical industry.


• Food and beverages industry.


• Textile industry.


• Mechanical components industry.


• Railway and ship equipment industry.


• Wood and paper industry.

In the North, coal and copper are extracted.

The South is mainly agricultural, suited for growing cereals on large surfaces. Also vegetables are cultivated and there are important surfaces of wines and fruit orchards.

Tourism

1715 coat of arms of Argeș, Teleorman and Mehedinți counties on the frontispice of the Antim Monastery

The main tourist destinations are:

• The city of Drobeta-Turnu Severin - the ruins of Trajan's first bridge over the Danube
  


• The city of Orșova.


• The Mehedinți Mountains.


• The Danube's Iron Gates.


• Baia de Aramă Monastery

Politics

The Mehedinți County Council, elected at the 2016 local government elections, is made up of 31 counselors, with the following party composition:^[4]

Administrative divisions

Ruins of Trajan's Bridge, Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Mehedinți County has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 61 communes

• Municipalities
  
  
  
  • 
    Drobeta-Turnu Severin - capital city; population: 86,475 (as of 2011)
  
  
  • Orșova
  
  
  
  


• Towns
  
  
  
  • Baia de Aramă
  
  
  • Strehaia
  
  
  • Vânju Mare
  
  
  
  

Historical county

Județul Mehedinți
County (Județ)
The Mehedinți county court building of the interwar period.
Coat of arms
Country	Romania
Historic region	Oltenia
Capital city (Reședință de județ)	Turnu Severin
Area
• Total	5,320 km2 (2,050 sq mi)
Population (1930)
• Total	303,878
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Historically, the county was located in the southwestern part of Greater Romania, in the western part of the historical region of Oltenia. Its capital was Târgu Jiu. The interwar county territory comprised a large part of the current Mehedinți County. At present, its territory comprises a large part of the current territory of Mehedinţi County except for the northern part belonging to Gorj County, while a small part of the former Severin County where Orsova was located is currently part of Mehedinti County.

It was bordered on the west by the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, in the northwest by Severin County, to the north by Hunedoara County, to the east by the counties of Gorj and Dolj, and in the south by the Kingdom of Bulgaria.

Administration

Map of Mehedinți County as constituted in 1938.

The county was originally divided into four administrative districts (plăṣi):^[5]

1. Plasa Câmpul


2. Plasa Cloșani, headquartered at Cloșani
   


3. Plasa Motru, headquartered at Motru
   


4. Plasa Ocolul, headquartered at Turnu Severin
   

Subsequently, Plasa Câmpul was disbanded and replaced with five more districts:

1. Plasa Bâcleș, headquartered at Bâcleș
   


2. Plasa Broșteni, headquartered at Broșteni
   


3. Plasa Cujmir, headquartered at Cujmiru
   


4. Plasa Devesel, headquartered at Devesel
   


5. Plasa Vânju Mare, headquartered at Vânju Mare
   

Population

According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 303,878 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 98.7% Romanians, 1.2% Romanies, 0.3% Germans, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the population was 99.0% Eastern Orthodox, 0.5% Roman Catholic, 0.2% Jewish, as well as other minorities.

Urban population

In 1930, the county's urban population comprised 91.3% Romanians, 2.5% Germans, 1.3% Romanies, 1.3% Jews, 1.1% Serbs and Croats, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 92.9% Eastern Orthodox, 4.3% Roman Catholic, 1.5% Jewish, 0.4% GreekCatholic, 0.4% Lutheran, as well as other minorities.

References

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