Clisura Dunării
Defileul Dunării, also locally known as Clisura Dunării (
The area includes the
Name
The Romanian name is Defileul Dunării. River Danube is called Dunărea in Romanian. The sometimes used local name clisura derives from Serbian; Klisura means "pass", "gorge", "gate" and "sharp rock" in Serbian.[1] It is derived from the Greek kleisoura, which in turn derives from the Latin clausura, meaning "closed entity", ide est "monastery, castle, fort".[2] The term was applied by the Byzantines to fortified mountain districts controlling important passes.
Geography
The region is located in southern
History
Historically, the region belonged to the
With the Treaty of Trianon (1920), the region was given to Romania.
During World War II, the Serbs in the region supported the Yugoslav Partisans.[4]
Demographics
The region has a trans-ethnic character owing to the co-habitation of Romanians and Serbs.[3][5]
The population of the region is composed of
Economy
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Notable people
- Radenko Almažanović (1891–1941), Serbian actor, worked in the Novi Sad theatre.[6]
- Miodrag Belodedici (born 1964), Romanian retired footballer, won the European cup with Steaua București and Red Star Belgrade (1985, 1990).
See also
- Iron Gate (Danube), Iron Gates Natural Park
References
Sources
- Walter Engel (2007), Kulturraum Banat: deutsche Kultur in einer europäischen Vielvölkerregion (in German), Klartext, p. 57, ISBN 9783898617222
- Pavle Stojanov (1953), Jugoslovenska nacionalna manjina u Rumuniji (in Serbo-Croatian), Kultura, pp. 85–136
- Александар Станојловић (1938), Банатска Клисура (in Serbian), Петровград (Зрењанин)
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Dušan Popov; Đorđe Bašić (1994), Enciklopedija Novog Sada, Volume 2 (in Serbian), Novi Sad: Novosadski klub "Dobra vest", ISBN 9788676392728
- Claudiu Alexandru Vitanos (2011), Imaginea Romaniei Prin Turism, Targuri Si Expozitii Universale, in Perioada Interbelica (in Romanian), Editura Mica Valahie, ISBN 9786068304403
- Ilie Bădescu; Ozana Cucu-Oancea; Gheorghe Şişeştean, Tratat de Sociologie Rurală (in Romanian), Editura Mica Valahie, p. 566, ISBN 9789737858948
External links
- Clisuradunarii.com – Tourism and general information
- Clisura-dunarii.com – Tourism and general information Archived 2016-10-21 at the Wayback Machine