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The Museum of Monumental Wood Sculpture is located in Teiuș Park and includes no less than 33 by 33 wooden monuments, engraved with mastery. Being located outdoors, tourists and locals alike can enjoy the beauty of these sculptures while taking a relaxing stroll through the park. The 33 sculptures were exhibited during the International Wood Carving Symposium, held in Caransebeș, over seven editions, between 2003 and 2009. text source photo source

Moldova Veche Port is a river port located on the left bank of the Danube, in the area of ​​the "Iron Ports I Hydropower and Navigation Complex" reservoir in Caraș-Severin county. Tourists who arrive in Old Moldova can also enjoy cruises on the Danube, thus having the opportunity to live a unique experience and admire a special natural setting.

The ruins of the fortification are located in Coronini Commune, in Caraș-Severin County. The Ladislau Fortress, the Coronini Keep was a medieval fortress entrusted to the Teutonic Knights. It was built on Dacian ruins located on the hill called "Cula", on the bank of the Danube, being completed by Sigismund of Luxemburg and dedicated to Saint Ladislaus. On the opposite bank of the Danube is the Golubăț Citadel. text source

The Drencova fortress, or rather its ruins, has been in the Danube since 1969, when it was flooded by the river's waters. Before this date, archaeologists managed to do some research and established that the fortification had a quadrilateral shape, with dimensions of 23/21 m. The walls, 1.5 meters thick and 15 meters high, are made of quarry stone drowned in mortar, and the quadrangle was built of carefully hewn blocks. Like most fortifications, the Drencova fortress also had a defensive moat, which was seen four decades ago. The fortress was built after 1419, during the reign of King Sigismund of Luxemburg and had the role of defending the Danube front against the Ottoman power. In the period 1429-1435, the fortification was included in the defense system of Banat, at that time under the rule of the Teutonic Knights. From 1439, the fortress passed into the ownership of several Romanian noble families, who were in charge of maintaining the fortifications along the Danube. Archaeological research has unearthed bronze and silver ornaments and bracelets, swords, daggers, metal vessels, a necropolis that would date from the 12th-13th centuries. It is said that the fortress was built on the model of a nearby Roman fort, but nothing is known for certain. The ruins of the Drencova fortress can be seen from DN 57, close to the town of Berzasca. Drencova was a village, also swallowed by the waters of the Danube, which belonged to this locality. It is not known how long these ruins will last in the rushing waters of the river, but they say a lot about the "engineers" who built it and about the quality of the materials used; her presence so far shows mastery. Text & photo source

Between 1870-1880, on the hill that separated Ilidia and Socolari in the modern era, traces of a fortified stone settlement could be seen. Although its exact origin is not known, based on archaeological discoveries and information from sources that support the Dacian and then Daco-Roman continuity in the mining settlements in the Carășan region, it can be concluded that it is a construction that belonged to those ancient times.

It was unveiled on June 3, 1943, representing the general in a reconnaissance with the map and binoculars in hand. It is the work of the sculptor Mihail Onofrei. Until 1918, the statue of Emperor Franz Josef I, unveiled in 1906, was placed on the same plinth. On December 8, 1860, Ioan Drăgălina was born in Caransebeș, the one who would become one of the bravest Romanian generals engaged in the battles of the First World War. He went through all the military ranks, namely captain (1893), major (1899), lieutenant colonel (1908). In the period 1908-1911, lt.col. Ioan Dragălina was commander of the Military Infantry School in Bucharest. At the beginning of the First World War he had the rank of brigadier general and commanded the 3rd Territorial Command. In April 1911, Ioan Dragălina was promoted to colonel and appointed commander of the 34th Regiment from Constanța. During this period, he was decorated with the Order of the Crown of Romania, IV class. In 1915, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. During the period of Romania's neutrality (1914-1916), he was involved in the construction of fortifications in the Prahova Valley. Text & Photo Source: http://cnipt-caransebes.ro/zona-turistica/

The "Written Stone" or Tabula Baross (named after the Roman model) is located on the left bank of the Danube, on DN 57, about 10 km downstream from the town of Coronini. The inscription is placed on a rock in the Alibeg area (the old hearth of Coronini village - formerly Pescari). It is about 10 m long and 7.5 m wide. The text is displayed on 11 lines in Hungarian and is written in capital letters. Its translation into Romanian reads: "The regularization of the Iron Gate and the other cataracts regulated by article 26 in the Law of 1888 began under the rule of FRANCIS I, the prime minister being count IULIUS SZAPARY and the minister of commerce GABRIEL BELLUSY BAROSS, on September 15 1890. God's blessing be on this commemorative plaque and on those who contributed to its erection." The name of the inscription comes from the name of the Minister of Commerce Bellusy Baross Gabor, who financed and was responsible for these works. The definitive solution to navigation problems on the Danube in the Clisurii area was achieved nowadays by building the energy and navigation system at the Iron Gates between 1864 and 1971. Text & photo source

The Tabula Traiana is an ancient Roman inscription located on the right bank of the Danube River, approximately 4 km downstream from the modern town of Orșova in Romania. The inscription refers to the construction works carried out by the Roman Emperor Trajan at the end of the 2nd century AD, during his reign (98-117 AD). The precise dating of the inscription is the year 103 AD, and it pertains to the construction of a road (Via Traiana) between the Roman provinces of Moesia (in the area of present-day Belgrade) and Dacia (in the region of present-day Romania). The inscription was created to mark the completion of the construction of this road and is written in the Latin language. Source

The tower in Cacova-Grădinari is part of a once extensive military organization, after 1250. It is likely that the tower was part of a construction that at first had no religious purpose, and only after 1360 when the paramilitary fortification was abandoned, the locals framed the tower in the architecture of an orthodox church. photo source text source

The tower was named in honor of the Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso, one of the most famous classics of Latin literature.   Legend has it that Ovidiu would have passed through the Banatul Montan either on his way to exile or during his visits to Dacia. Different historians of that time discovered in the words attributed to Ovidiu a possible origin of the name of the municipality of Caransebeș. More precisely, it is said that the poet would have fallen in love with these lands and being captivated by the beauty of the landscape would have exclaimed: "Cara mihi sedes!" this expression, which in translation from Latin means "My beloved territory!" or "My beloved place!". Its Latin exclamation sounding similar to the current pronunciation of the name of the municipality of Caransebeş.