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    The Jiu (Romanian: [ʒiw] ; Hungarian: Zsil [ʒil]; German: Schil or Schiel; Latin: Rabon) is a river in southern Romania. It is formed near Petroșani by...
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  • Look up jiu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jiu, JIU or JiU may refer to : Jiu (river), a tributary of the Danube in Romania Alcoholic beverages,...
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    Transylvania, Romania, in Hunedoara county, situated in a valley of the Jiu River between the Retezat Mountains and the Parâng Mountains. The region was...
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    It is situated on the Southern Sub-Carpathians, on the banks of the river Jiu. Eight localities are administered by the city: Bârsești, Drăgoieni, Iezureni...
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    along the rivers, which cross the mountain range (the Olt River) or form wide valleys (along the Prahova River Valley or along the Jiu River Valley). The...
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    23.26694°E / 45.04250; 23.26694 Jiu Bridge (Romanian: Podul Jiului) is a historic truss bridge across the Jiu River. It consisted of five arches mounted...
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    "valley") Jiu, in reference to the county's location in the lower part of Jiu river. Gorj is a shortened form of Gora (Slavic for "mountain") Jiu, in reference...
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    with its capital city at Târgu Jiu. Gorj comes from the Slavic Gor(no)-Jiu (“upper Jiu”), in contrast with Dolj (“lower Jiu”). At the 2011 census, the county...
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  • The Jieț is a left tributary of the river Jiul de Est in Romania. It discharges into the Jiul de Est in Petrila. Its source is in the Parâng Mountains...
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    Bumbești-Jiu (Romanian pronunciation: [bumˌbeʃtʲ ˈʒiw] ) is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania, on the river Jiu. It administers four villages: Curtișoara...
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