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Golubac Fortress
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.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Coronini
Caraș-Severin County, Romania · Europe
About Coronini
Coronini is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Golubac, 33km from Đerdap Gorge (Iron Gates).
Coronini is in Caraș-Severin County, Romania, with about 1,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Golubac, about 5 km away.
Coronini (Romanian pronunciation: [koroˈnini]; until 1996 Pescari [pesˈkarʲ]; Hungarian: Lászlóvára or Koronini; occasionally referred to as Peskari in German) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, western Romania, with a population of 1,514 as of 2021. Part of the region of Banat, it includes Coronini and SfântaRead more
Elena villages. Situated on the Danube and the border with Serbia, part of the mountainous area known as Clisura Dunării, Coronini holds several archeological sites, which trace its history back to the Bronze Age. The locality is home to a medieval fortress built by rulers of the Hungarian Kingdom, but was re-founded during the Banat colonization of the 1790s, and officially in 1858. A center for immigration from the Czech lands in the early 19th century, Sfânta Elena is among the traditional places founded by and associated with the Czech-Romanian community.
Coronini as a whole was transformed by 20th century political changes, industrialization and economic fluctuations: Coronini village became a center for the mining industry, while Sfânta Elena was heavily affected rural-urban migration, and eventually by voluntary resettlement in the Czech Republic. During the 1990s, the commune became ill-famed as a hub for contraband in petroleum products.
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Within an hour or so of Coronini: Golubac Fortress (2 km), Lepenski Vir (30 km), Đerdap Gorge (Iron Gates) (33 km), Đerdap National Park (40 km).
Where is Coronini?
Coronini is in Caraș-Severin County, Romania, about 5 km from Golubac.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,331
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Romania
- Region
- Caraș-Severin County
- Timezone
- Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates
- 44.6800, 21.6855
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Worth the detour from Coronini
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Lepenski Vir
A Mesolithic settlement site on the Danube with sculpted sandstone figures, housed in a modern shelter with parking off the Đerdap road.
30 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Đerdap Gorge (Iron Gates)
Europe's largest river gorge where the Danube cuts through the Carpathians, forming a dramatic border between Serbia and Romania.
33 km · about 40 min drive
national park
Đerdap 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.
40 km · about 45 min drive
waterfall
Bigăr Waterfall
A moss-domed cascade where the Minișului river fans over a rounded travertine cushion in Cheile Nerei park.
43 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Danube Boilers (Cazanele Dunării)
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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Krupajsko Vrelo
A vivid turquoise karst spring at the foot of Beljanica mountain, welling up from a flooded cave system explored to 133 m depth. An old watermill and pool sit beside it; a small restaurant serves the roadside site.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Coronini
- 47 kmDanube Boilers (Cazanele Dunării)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.
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