Great Brăila Island

Adjacent to the west across the Vâlciu branch is the Small Brăila Island (Romanian: Insula Mică a Brăilei, actually a chain of several islands within swampy area), separated from the mainland by Vâlciu and Cremenea Branch [ro].

There was a series of swamps – Brăila Swamp (Romanian: Balta Brăilei[a]), until the Communist regime drained them and built dams using forced labour of political detainees and transformed it to an agricultural area.

There were "re-education camps" at Grădina, Ostrov, Bandoiu, Lunca, Salcia, Stoienești, and Strâmba Veche.

The terrain proved to be fertile and it was declared a "success of Communism in Romania".

[3][4] Balta Mică a Brăilei Natural Park is located on the Small Brăila Island.