Thematic Route: The Cultural Heritage Route

Name of Touristic Attraction: Șimian Island

Location: in Şimian Commune, Mehedinţi County. The island is located downstream from the Iron Gates I Hydroelectric Power Plant, between Romania and Serbia, southeast of Drobeta Turnu-Severin, in the vicinity of Șimian Commune, being visible from DN6.

Legend/ Story/ Impressions/ Recommendations: The Island has an area of 55.50 hectares and the archaeological finds attest to the fact that it was inhabited since the Middle Neolithic. During the construction of the Traian’s Bridge between 103 and 105, the island served as a natural base for water diversion dams. In 1968, before the Iron Gate Lake was formed, a series of objects and objectives were moved to the island of Șiman on the island of Ada-Kaleh. They can still be found today on the island of Șimian.

Information and Contact:

The Island is located on the administrative territory of Şimian Commune:

City Hall: tel: + 40252-338693

Route close to other thematic routes:

In the commune you can also visit:

1. The House of Tudor Vladimirescu
2. The House of Nistor
3. The Church of St. John the Baptizer, from Cerneți, built in 1820
4. The “St. Nicholas and St. Spiridon” Church in Cerneți, a church whose plan has a unique particularity in that the pronaus and the naos are protruding from the side and rests on small resolutions
5. The Cerneti Monastery
6. The paleontological site “Dedovița”

Other useful information:

Accomodation:

• Eden Hotel: tel: +40252 321 321
• Cambera Guesthouse: tel: +40743 595 466

 Transport:

To get to this “Outdoor Museum“ you need a transport on the water.

GPS Coordinates: lat, long: 44.610082399999996, 22.68937180034362, elevation: 48 m