Mehedinți County, Romania · Europe
Eşelniţa is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Orşova, 24km from Đerdap National Park.
Eşelniţa is a town located in Mehedinți County, Romania. With a population of 2,994, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Eşelniţa sits in Romania, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Bucharest time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Eşelniţa to your route.
Eșelnița (Hungarian: Jeselnica) is a commune located in Mehedinți County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Eșelnița. It is one of four localities in the county located in the Banat. At the 2011 census, 74% of inhabitants were Romanians, 23.4% Roma and 2% Czechs.
The commune has borne a number of similarRead more
names: Jeselnița (1925-1932), Ieșelnița (1932-1950), Eselnița (1950-1956), Ieșelnița (1956-1996) and Eșelnița (since 1996).
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Eşelniţa is located in Mehedinți County, Romania, Europe. The coordinates are 44.6992 latitude, 22.3622 longitude.
Eşelniţa has a population of approximately 2,994 people, making it a town in Romania.
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Full driving guide for Romania7 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Spectacular stretch of DN57 through the Iron Gates gorge, where the Danube squeezes between cliffs beneath the giant rock-carved face of Dacian king Decebalus: Romania's finest river-gorge drive.
8 km · about 15 min drive
national park
Serbia's largest national park along the Iron Gates gorge of the Danube, followed for 100 km by one of Europe's most scenic river roads.
24 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Europe's largest river gorge where the Danube cuts through the Carpathians, forming a dramatic border between Serbia and Romania.
28 km · about 30 min drive
ancient ruins
A Mesolithic settlement site on the Danube with sculpted sandstone figures, housed in a modern shelter with parking off the Đerdap road.
31 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Three colossal natural stone arches (prerasts) carved by the Vratna river in eastern Serbia: the largest 45 m high. A short walk from Vratna Monastery reaches the first two gates through a herd-roamed valley.
35 km · about 40 min drive
waterfall
A moss-domed cascade where the Minișului river fans over a rounded travertine cushion in Cheile Nerei park.
46 km · about 55 min drive
castle
A ten-towered medieval fortress rising straight from the Danube where the river narrows into the Iron Gates; the Đerdap road once threaded directly through its walls.
54 km · about 65 min drive
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