Motru (river)
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Motru Amutria (historical) |
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 The Motru in Negoieşti, Mehedinți County |
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| location | Romania | |
| River system | Danube | |
| Drain over | Jiu → Danube → Black Sea | |
| muzzle | in the small town of Filiași in the Jiu coordinates: 44 ° 33 '21 " N , 23 ° 27' 3" E 44 ° 33 '21 " N , 23 ° 27' 3" E
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| length | 138.8 km | |
| Catchment area | 1874 km² | |
| Medium-sized cities | Motru | |
| Small towns | Strehaia | |
The Motru is a right tributary of the Jiu (German: Schil) in Romania .
designation
The river was called Amutria in ancient times. He is already mentioned in Claudius Ptolemy and in the Tabula Peutingeriana .
geography
The Motru rises in the west of the Muntii Vâlcan in the Southern Carpathians . He first flows from south and then to the southeast, by then flows north of Călugăreni the reservoir Barajul Motru flows to the city Motru and after the confluence of the right tributary Coşuştea at the city Strehaia past, giving it flowing in from the right takes Huşniţa and flows into the Jiu above Filiași .
The length of the Motru is 138.8 km; its catchment area is given as 1,874 km².
Individual evidence
- ↑ L. Leustean, National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
