Vânju Mare

Vânju Mare or Mare Vînju [ vɨnʒu mare ] is a small town in the district of Mehedinţi in Romania.

Location

Vânju Mare is situated in Lesser Wallachia, about 15 km east of the southward -flowing Danube here. The county town Drobeta Turnu Severin is located about 30 km north-west.

History

Archaeological discoveries in the region from the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages. Vânju Mare was first documented in 1772, which is my finished site Oreviţa Mare already 1652., The settlement was favored by fertile soils. 1968, the site was declared a city. The most important branch of Vânju Mare is agriculture, especially wine growing.

Population

As of the 2002 census, 6,590 inhabitants were counted in the city, including 6,838 Romanians and 101 Roma. Approximately 3,800 lived in Vânju Mare itself, the other in the four incorporated villages.

Traffic

Vânju Mare has no rail connection. Through the city along the national road 56A runs from Craiova to Calafat. There are regular bus services to Drobeta Turnu Severin and Calafat.

Attractions

• Nature Reserve Lunca Vanjului ( botanically interesting forest )

Sons and daughters of the town

• Liliana Năstase (born 1962 ), Romanian track and field athlete
• Flavius ​​Stoican ( b. 1976 ), the Romanian football player and coach