Râul Doamnei
| Râul Doamnei | ||
 The Râul Doamnei in Romania |
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| location | Wallachia ( Romania ) | |
| River system | Danube | |
| Drain over | Argeș → Danube → Black Sea | |
| origin | In Făgăraş Mountains , is formed by the confluence of Valea Rea and Zarna 45 ° 28 '58 " N , 24 ° 52' 4" O |
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| muzzle | At Pitești ( Argeș district ) in the Argeș coordinates: 44 ° 51 '47 " N , 24 ° 53' 12" E, 44 ° 51 '47 " N , 24 ° 53' 12" E
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| length | 98 km | |
| Left tributaries | Zârna , Văsălatu , Izvorul Surlei , Murgu , Jangu , Izvorul Mioarelor , Izvorul Groșilor , Slatina , Păcurarul , Râul Târgului , Făgetu , Valea Mare | |
| Right tributaries | Valea Rea , Drăghina Mare , Cernatu , Valea lui Roman , Miceşti , Budeasa | |
| Big cities | Pitesti | |
| Communities | Corbi , Domneşti , Pietroşani , Dârmăneşti | |
The Râul Doamnei (German: "River of the Lady") is a tributary of the Argeș in Romania .
It is created by the confluence of the rivers Valea Rea and Zârna and flows into the Argeș after 98 kilometers. Since some of its water is diverted for a hydroelectric power station , the river bed regularly dries up in summer. The region through which the Râul Doamnei flows is characterized by forested mountains and fertile plains.
Name origin
According to legend, the wife of the Wallachian prince Vlad Țepeș fell into the river in 1462 during the siege of Poenari Castle by the Turks. The besiegers' army was led by Vlad's half-brother Radu . A former servant of Vlad, who was held captive by the Ottomans but was still loyal to the voivode, recognized the princess behind a window and shot an arrow with a message in that direction. In it he warned the besieged that the Turks would attack the next morning. When the princess read the message, she threw herself from a tower of the castle into the river deep down in the valley, because she would rather be dead than end up in Turkish captivity. In memory of this event, the river was later called "River of the Lady" (Râul Doamnei).
To the legend
- In truth, Poenari Castle is not on the Râul Doamnei, but on the Argeș.
- A slightly different version of this legend was included in the 1992 feature film Bram Stoker's Dracula . However, the river mentioned there is the Argeș.
