Iron Gates

The Iron Gates is a series of Gorges on the Danube between Serbia and Roumania.
The Iron Gates are a series of Gorges stretching 83 miles (134km) on the River Danube, this is the Kazan Gorge.
  • The Iron Gates are a series of Gorges stretching 83 miles (134km) on the River Danube, forming the Frontier between Roumania and Serbia.
  • They are not to be confused with the Iron Gate of Transylvania, which is a mountain Pass in Roumania.

Description

  • The Iron Gates refers particularly to the last Gorge which was impassable.
  • The Romans built a Canal alongside to bypass the Gorge.

The Great Kazan.

  • This is the narrowest Gorge at 492 ft (150m) across and 174ft (53m) deep.
  • It was here that Trajan built a bridge between 103-105 CE for the invasion of Dacia.
  • A medieval fortress called Golubec Castle stands at the entrance to the Gorge.
Golubac Fortress at the entrance to the Iron Gates Gorge on the Danube

Golubac Fortress at the entrance to the Iron Gates Gorge on the Danube

 

Iron Gates Gorge, Serbia and Romania

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