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Commune in Mehedinți, Romania
Ponoarele
Commune
PonoarelePonoarele
Location in Mehedinți CountyLocation in Mehedinți County
Ponoarele is located in RomaniaPonoarelePonoareleLocation in Romania
Coordinates: 44°58′N 22°47′E / 44.967°N 22.783°E / 44.967; 22.783
CountryRomania
CountyMehedinți
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Georgică Pătrașcu (PSD)
Area70.88 km (27.37 sq mi)
Elevation353 m (1,158 ft)
Population2,249
 • Density32/km (82/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code227360
Area code+(40) 252
Vehicle reg.MH
Websiteponoarele.ro

Ponoarele is a commune located in Mehedinți County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of fifteen villages: Băluța, Bârâiacu, Brânzeni, Buicani, Ceptureni, Cracu Muntelui, Delureni, Gărdăneasa, Gheorghești, Ludu, Ponoarele, Proitești, Răiculești, Șipotu, and Valea Ursului.

The commune has many natural monuments, including Podul lui Dumnezeu (God's Bridge), Peștera Bulba (Bulba Cave), Câmpul de Lapiezuri, Lacul Zaton (Zaton Lake), Peștera Ponoarele (Ponoarele Cave), Valea Morilor (Valley of the Mills), and Pădurea de liliac (Lilac forest).

Local holidays

  • Sărbătoarea liliacului Ponoarele
  • Festivalul național "Ponoare, Ponoare"

References

  1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  • Saint Nicholas Church in Ponoarele village Saint Nicholas Church in Ponoarele village
  • "God's Bridge" "God's Bridge"
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