Jiu River

The Jiu in Craiova, Dolj county

The Jiu with his two source rivers in Romania

The Jiu ( German Shield or squint; Hungarian Zsil; Latin Rabon ) is a left tributary of the Danube in the south of Romania.

The river is formed near Petrosani from the Jiul de Vest (German Western Shield ) and the Jiul de Est ( Eastern German Shield ). The Jiul de Vest arises between Retezat and Valcan Mountains, the Jiul de Est on the border of Parang and Sureanu Mountains. After the unification, it flows predominantly to the south by the circles Hunedoara, Gorj and Dolj, before flowing into the Wallachian Plain and the Danube. The river has a length of 331 km, a catchment area of ​​10,070 km ² and (short of its confluence with the Danube ) a water flow of 94 m³ / s

For historical and economic (mining ) Meaning of the Jiu Valley see Petrosani.