Thematic Route: The Cultural Heritage Route

Name of the Touristic Attraction: Blahniţa Protected Natural Area

Location: in Mehedinti County. The access is from the DN6 road on the route: Craiova – Filiaşi – Strehaia – Prunişor – Poroina – Şimian, the national road DN56A to Hinova.

Description: The natural area is located in the central-southern extremity of Mehedinţi County. Situated in the Danube Meadow, Blahniţa Protected Area extends along Burila Mare, Devesel, Gogoşu, Hinova, Jiana and Pătulele communes and is crossed by DN56C (connecting Salcia and Burila Mare) and DN56A (linking Calafat and Drobeta -Turnu Severin). Blahniţa area covers a surface of 43,711 hectares and is considered a wetland of international importance. It comprises two natural reservations: Bunget Forest and Stârmina Forest and is crossed by the river with the same name.

Information and Contact:

The Area is under the administration of World Wide Fund for Nature:

Phone: +4021 317 49 96

Fax: +4021 317 49 97

email: office@wwfdcp.ro

webside: http://www.wwf.ro

Route close to other thematic routes:

In the area you can also visit:

1. The “Assumption of the VirginMary” church in Bistrița village, Hinova commune
2. The Roman Castrum from Hinova
3. The “St. George” Church in the village of Dunărea Mică, Devesel commune
4. The wooden church of Pătulele
5. St. Peter and Paul Church in the village of Viaşu, Pătulele commune
6. The Roman settlement from Gogoșu (2nd-3rd century BC)
7. Archaeological Sites: Batoţi, Crivina, Tismana,
8. The archaeological site “La Punți” from Bistreţu (Bronze Age, Eneolithic)
9. Devesel archaeological site “La Ochiuri” (7th-6th centuries BC, Bronze Age, Gârla Mare Culture, Neolithic)
10. The archaeological site of Ostrovu Corbului
11. The archaeological site of Izvoru Frumos
12. Stârmina Forest