It
forms part of the boundary between Serbia
and Romania. In the broad sense it encompasses
a route of 134 km; in the narrow sense
it only encompasses the last barrier on
this route, just beyond the Romanian city
of Orsova, that contains a hydroelectric
dam. The gorge lies between Romania in
the north and Serbia in the south. At
this point, the river separates the southern
Carpathian Mountains from the northwestern
foothills of the Balkan Mountains. The
Romanian name, Portile de Fier, literally
means "Iron Gates" and is indeed
used to name the entire range of gorges.
An alternative Romanian name for the last
part of the route is Clisura Dunarii,
"Danube Gorge". In Serbia the
gorge is known as Ðerdap and is a
national park, with the last part named
Derdapska klisura. The first narrowing
of the Danube lies beyond the (Romanian)
isle of Moldova Veche and is known as
the Golubac gorge.
It
forms part of the boundary between Serbia
and Romania. In the broad sense it encompasses
a route of 134 km; in the narrow sense
it only encompasses the last barrier on
this route, just beyond the Romanian city
of Orsova, that contains a hydroelectric
dam. The gorge lies between Romania in
the north and Serbia in the south. At
this point, the river separates the southern
Carpathian Mountains from the northwestern
foothills of the Balkan Mountains. The
Romanian name, Portile de Fier, literally
means "Iron Gates" and is indeed
used to name the entire range of gorges.
An alternative Romanian name for the last
part of the route is Clisura Dunarii,
"Danube Gorge".
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