Vedea River

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The Vedea River ('ve.dea) in the southern part of Romania rises from the Cotmeana Plateau and runs into the Danube, having a total length of 224 km, of which on 33 km the river is regulated.

It flows in the Argeş, Olt and Teleorman counties. The towns Alexandria and Roşiori de Vede lie in the vicinity of the river.

Hydronymy

The name of the river is Dacian in origin, from Indo-European *wed "water" .

Notes

References

• Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti
• Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971
• Istoria râului Vedea
• ICPA - Comune vulnerabile - Judeţul Teleorman

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