Gorj County

Relief, climate, rivers and lakes from Gorj County:

Gorj County has a relief predominantly composed by mountains and plateaus. Capatanei, Godeanu, Valcan and Parang Mountains are covering the north part of the county while the Getic Subcarpathians and the Getic Plateau occupy the central and south parts with 600-800 meters height. The highest altitude from Gorj is in Parangu Mare peak of 2.518 meters height. Gorj County‘s climate is temperate-continental with Mediteraneean influences, where summers are warm and winters are cold, but the temperatures vary depending on the elevation, the annual average increasing from 6-7º C in the mountain area to 10º C in the plateau area. The main rivers are Jiu, Gilort, Oltet and Motru and the largest lakes are Vaja, Motru, Cerna and Rovinari.

Flora and fauna, tourist attractions and objectives:

Gorj County‘s flora is composed by turkish hazelnut, chestnut, alpine meadows and forests of fir and spruce mainly. The fauna is composed by deer, roebucks, wild boars, foxes, bears, martens, capercaillies, lynxes and others. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com) The most important tourist attractions and objectives from Gorj County are Sohodolului  Keys, Galbenului (Yellow) Keys, Oltetului Keys, Cernei Valley Natural Reservation, Botorogi Natural Reservation, the resorts for rest and treatement from Sacelu and Ticleni, Muierilor, Polovragi and Closani  Caves, Polovragi, Tismana and Lainici Monasteries, Targu Jiu City with the masterpieces of the great Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi (the Kiss Gate, the Table of Silence, the Endless Column and others), the Memorial House “Constantin Brancusi” from Hobita and many others. Visit Gorj County!

This is the Kiss Gate from Targu Jiu made
by the famous sculptor Constantin Brancusi, Gorj

 Targu Jiu City