A locality that includes 8 villages.

Placed on the left side of the Danube Valley, near Cosusta with the Danube terraces, at the border with Serbia. The population was in March 2002 of 9,670 habitants.

Neighboring:

  • Drobeta Turnu Severin (E70 - 7.00 km);
  • Hinova (DN56A - 12.00 km);
  • Prunisor (E70 - 14.00 km)

Monuments and architectural complexes, touristy objectives:

  • The ruins of the Ada Kaleh fortress
  • Princely Church St. Trinity (from Cerneti)
  • The house of Tudor Vladimirescu
  • The house of Nestor
  • The memorial monument of the Revolution from 1821 (from Cerneti)

The days for marketplace, stock market, and religious feasts:

  • August 15th - Adormirea Maicii Domnului
  • Cerneţi
    • May 28th - Praznicul Sfântului Duh (Sf. Treime),
    • 30 mai - Ştafeta lui Tudor,
    • August 15th - Adormirea Maicii Domnului,
    • September 8th - Naşterea Maicii Domnului
  • Dudaşu, April 23th - Sf. Mare Mc. Gheorghe
  • Poroina, June 20th - Sf. Apostoli Petru şi Pavel
  • Ergheviţa, June 29th - Sf. Apostoli Petru şi Pavel

The Local Council, Simian, Mehedinti
Telephone +40 252 338401; +40 252 338866;
Fax +40 252 338693
e-mail clsimian@sejmh.ro

Film made by Dan Alexoae