Runcu is a commune in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. It is situated on the foot of Vâlcan Mountains, 17 km West of Târgu Jiu. The commune is composed of seven villages: Bâlta, Bâltişoara, Dobriţa, Răchiţi, Runcu, Suseni and Valea Mare.
Population: 5,760
Latitude: 45° 07' 0.01" N
Longitude: 23° 07' 59.99" E
The Sculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brâncuși at Târgu Jiu is an homage to the Romanian heroes of the First World War. The ensemble comprises three sculptures: the Table of Silence, the Gate of the Kiss and the Column of the Infinite, on an axis 1,…
Stadionul Tudor Vladimirescu is a multi-purpose stadium in Târgu Jiu, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Pandurii Târgu Jiu. It is named after Tudor Vladimirescu, the Wallachian revolutionary hero.
Rovinari (Romanian pronunciation: [roviˈnarʲ]) is a town in Gorj County, southern Romania with a population of 12,603 as of 2002. It is a mining city, nearby to surface and underground mines. A big thermo-electrical power plant functions close to th…
Baia de Arama is a small Romanian town located in the Wallachian county of Mehedinti with a population of 5,724. The Brebina River runs through the town.
Ponoarele is a commune located in Mehedinți County, Romania.
The Lainici Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located 32 km from Târgu Jiu.
Obârşia-Cloşani is a commune located in Mehedinţi County, Romania.
"Lake Ceauru" (Romanian: Lacul Ceauru) is the name of a project to build an artificial lake in Romania. The work was commissioned in 1965 by the country's communist authorities and the lake was to be fed from the waters of four rivers. The project w…