Details About Orsova

Orsova is situated on the bank of the "Iron Gates" reservoir and represents a new town built between 1966-1971, as the old one was flooded. The new town lies along the Cerna bay for a distance of 7 km. The aspect of new Orsova changed radically, the town taking the form of a horseshoe surrounding the newly formed Cerna Bay with expansion towards the west, and, more recently, to the south. The north-eastern limit of the old town became the southern limit of the new town. When the new town was settled, it integrated 3 rural settlements located in the neighbourhood (Jupari, Tufari, Comarnic). Most of the geographical conditions remained the same but some changes became noticeable.