Photos of Romania - Page 261

PRIMEVAL · May 25th, 2012, 02:55 AM

Near Eşelniţa

PRIMEVAL · May 25th, 2012, 03:00 AM

Șimian Island

Situated near Turnu Severin, the island is home to the reconstructed fortress relocated from the historic Ada Kaleh island, when it was due to be submerged by the Iron Gate I dam building in 1968. For that reason, it is also known as the "New Ada Kaleh", although the ambitious resettlement plan has never been completed.

During the construction of the Trajan's Bridge in the 2nd century AD, the island served as a natural base for water dividing dams.

povidiu @ Panoramio

PRIMEVAL · May 25th, 2012, 03:05 AM

Documentary about sunken island Ada Kaleh

This documentary is from 1967, before the construction of Iron Gates I Dam, whose waters covered the island. At the moment when the documentary was made it was hoped that the town and its society will be recreated on the Şimian Island, but the population refused this and instead emigrated in Turkey or moved to Dobruja.

A Turkish enclave, it had a mosque and numerous twisting alleys, and was known as a free port and a smuggler's nest. Many other ethnic groups lived here beside the Turks.

The Austrians built a Vauban-type fort there to defend it from the Ottoman Empire, and that fort would remain a bone of contention for the two empires. In 1699 the island came under Turkish control; but from 1716 to 1738 it was recaptured by the Austrians. After a four-month siege in 1738 it was Turkish again, followed by the Austrians re-conquering it in 1789, but they had to return the island to the Turks with the Treaty of Sistova in 1791.

Even though the Ottoman Turks lost the areas surrounding the island after the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) the island was totally forgotten during the peace talks at the Congress of Berlin in 1878, which allowed it to remain a de jure Turkish territory and the Ottoman Sultan's private possession until the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923.

Between 1878 and 1918 the areas surrounding the island were controlled by Austria-Hungary, but the island's inhabitants (officially citizens of the Ottoman Empire) enjoyed exemption from taxes and customs and were not subject to conscription. The islanders also had the right to vote during the Ottoman general elections of 1908 following the Young Turk Revolution.

The population lived primarily on the cultivation of tobacco and fishery, and later on tourism. In its last years of existence, the island's population ranged between 600 and 1,000 inhabitants.

The Ada Kaleh Mosque, dating from 1903, was built on the site of an earlier Franciscan monastery.

PRIMEVAL · May 25th, 2012, 03:10 AM

Dead section of Danube at Hinova

JOPE007 @ Panoramio

ThatOneGuy · May 25th, 2012, 03:12 AM

Mansions in Sinaia

PRIMEVAL · May 25th, 2012, 03:16 AM

Ostrovu Mare Island

Is a large island, about 17 km long. On the island there is a village with the same name.

sposibil @ Panoramio

PRIMEVAL · May 25th, 2012, 03:22 AM

Iron Gates II Dam

This is the second Romanian - Serbian dam on Danube, smaller than the one near Turnu Severin.

It is situated on Ostrovu Mare island, where some employees live.

sime63@ Panoramio

PRIMEVAL · May 25th, 2012, 03:24 AM

Ostrovu Mare Island

Bridge linking the island with the mainland, built for the personnel of the dam.

milub2001@ Panoramio

***Parisian Girl*** · May 25th, 2012, 04:34 AM

Wonderful photos!

PRIMEVAL · May 25th, 2012, 07:31 AM

Cincu / Groß-Schenk / Nagysink

Is the largest Romanesque church in a Saxon village.

cristi comsa @ Panoramio

PRIMEVAL · May 25th, 2012, 07:34 AM

Șomartin / Martinsberg / Mártonhegy

cristi comsa @ Panoramio

PRIMEVAL · May 25th, 2012, 07:39 AM

Acâș / Ákos / Fürstendorf

Late 12th century church

zolipress @ Panoramio

PRIMEVAL · May 25th, 2012, 07:46 AM

Ardud / Erdőd/ Erdeed

The newly restored castle built in 1481

Thomas Hackl @ Panoramio

PRIMEVAL · May 25th, 2012, 08:20 AM

Radovan Forest, Oltenian Plain

galulescu @ Panoramio

PRIMEVAL · May 25th, 2012, 10:37 AM

Derricks near Moreni

In 1691, Moreni became the first place in Romania (and third in the world) where oil was extracted.

Dragos Székely @ Panoramio

PRIMEVAL · May 25th, 2012, 10:40 AM

Leaota Mountains

catalin.chitu @ Panoramio

PRIMEVAL · May 25th, 2012, 12:45 PM

Grumezoaia, Vaslui County

Mihai Solovastru @ Panoramio

PRIMEVAL · May 25th, 2012, 12:46 PM

Huși

Manoliu Ioan @ Panoramio

PRIMEVAL · May 25th, 2012, 12:48 PM

Sheepfold in Retezat Mountains

Atena25 @ Panoramio

PRIMEVAL · May 25th, 2012, 12:52 PM

Țarcu Mountains

Together with the Retezat Mountains, the Godeanu Mountains and Cernei Mountains they form the last European Intact Forest Landscape (a continuous area of at least 500 km² of intact forests), if we do not take boreal forests (from Scandinavia and Russia) into account.

Duma Bogdan @ Panoramio

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May 25th, 2012, 03:00 AM	#5202
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,156 Likes (Received): 2855	Șimian Island Situated near Turnu Severin, the island is home to the reconstructed fortress relocated from the historic Ada Kaleh island, when it was due to be submerged by the Iron Gate I dam building in 1968. For that reason, it is also known as the "New Ada Kaleh", although the ambitious resettlement plan has never been completed. During the construction of the Trajan's Bridge in the 2nd century AD, the island served as a natural base for water dividing dams. povidiu @ Panoramio

May 25th, 2012, 03:05 AM	#5203
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,156 Likes (Received): 2855	Documentary about sunken island Ada Kaleh This documentary is from 1967, before the construction of Iron Gates I Dam, whose waters covered the island. At the moment when the documentary was made it was hoped that the town and its society will be recreated on the Şimian Island, but the population refused this and instead emigrated in Turkey or moved to Dobruja. A Turkish enclave, it had a mosque and numerous twisting alleys, and was known as a free port and a smuggler's nest. Many other ethnic groups lived here beside the Turks. The Austrians built a Vauban-type fort there to defend it from the Ottoman Empire, and that fort would remain a bone of contention for the two empires. In 1699 the island came under Turkish control; but from 1716 to 1738 it was recaptured by the Austrians. After a four-month siege in 1738 it was Turkish again, followed by the Austrians re-conquering it in 1789, but they had to return the island to the Turks with the Treaty of Sistova in 1791. Even though the Ottoman Turks lost the areas surrounding the island after the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) the island was totally forgotten during the peace talks at the Congress of Berlin in 1878, which allowed it to remain a de jure Turkish territory and the Ottoman Sultan's private possession until the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923. Between 1878 and 1918 the areas surrounding the island were controlled by Austria-Hungary, but the island's inhabitants (officially citizens of the Ottoman Empire) enjoyed exemption from taxes and customs and were not subject to conscription. The islanders also had the right to vote during the Ottoman general elections of 1908 following the Young Turk Revolution. The population lived primarily on the cultivation of tobacco and fishery, and later on tourism. In its last years of existence, the island's population ranged between 600 and 1,000 inhabitants. The Ada Kaleh Mosque, dating from 1903, was built on the site of an earlier Franciscan monastery.

May 25th, 2012, 03:10 AM	#5204
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,156 Likes (Received): 2855	Dead section of Danube at Hinova JOPE007 @ Panoramio

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May 25th, 2012, 03:16 AM	#5206
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,156 Likes (Received): 2855	Ostrovu Mare Island Is a large island, about 17 km long. On the island there is a village with the same name. sposibil @ Panoramio

May 25th, 2012, 03:22 AM	#5207
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,156 Likes (Received): 2855	Iron Gates II Dam This is the second Romanian - Serbian dam on Danube, smaller than the one near Turnu Severin. It is situated on Ostrovu Mare island, where some employees live. sime63@ Panoramio

May 25th, 2012, 03:24 AM	#5208
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,156 Likes (Received): 2855	Ostrovu Mare Island Bridge linking the island with the mainland, built for the personnel of the dam. milub2001@ Panoramio

May 25th, 2012, 07:31 AM	#5210
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,156 Likes (Received): 2855	Cincu / Groß-Schenk / Nagysink Is the largest Romanesque church in a Saxon village. cristi comsa @ Panoramio

May 25th, 2012, 07:34 AM	#5211
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,156 Likes (Received): 2855	Șomartin / Martinsberg / Mártonhegy cristi comsa @ Panoramio

May 25th, 2012, 07:39 AM	#5212
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,156 Likes (Received): 2855	Acâș / Ákos / Fürstendorf Late 12th century church zolipress @ Panoramio

May 25th, 2012, 07:46 AM	#5213
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,156 Likes (Received): 2855	Ardud / Erdőd/ Erdeed The newly restored castle built in 1481 Thomas Hackl @ Panoramio

May 25th, 2012, 08:20 AM	#5214
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,156 Likes (Received): 2855	Radovan Forest, Oltenian Plain galulescu @ Panoramio

May 25th, 2012, 10:37 AM	#5215
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,156 Likes (Received): 2855	Derricks near Moreni In 1691, Moreni became the first place in Romania (and third in the world) where oil was extracted. Dragos Székely @ Panoramio

May 25th, 2012, 10:40 AM	#5216
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,156 Likes (Received): 2855	Leaota Mountains catalin.chitu @ Panoramio

May 25th, 2012, 12:45 PM	#5217
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,156 Likes (Received): 2855	Grumezoaia, Vaslui County Mihai Solovastru @ Panoramio

May 25th, 2012, 12:46 PM	#5218
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,156 Likes (Received): 2855	Huși Manoliu Ioan @ Panoramio

May 25th, 2012, 12:48 PM	#5219
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May 25th, 2012, 12:52 PM	#5220
PRIMEVAL Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10,156 Likes (Received): 2855	Țarcu Mountains Together with the Retezat Mountains, the Godeanu Mountains and Cernei Mountains they form the last European Intact Forest Landscape (a continuous area of at least 500 km² of intact forests), if we do not take boreal forests (from Scandinavia and Russia) into account. Duma Bogdan @ Panoramio