Orșova (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈorʃova]; Hungarian: Orsova; German: Orschowa; Serbian: Оршава/Oršava) is a port city on the Danube river in southwestern Romania's Mehedinți County.
It is one of four localities in the Banat historical region situated just above the Iron Gates where the Cerna River meets the Danube.
The industry is centered on energy production (the hydroelectric plant), shipbuilding and engine manufacturing, assembly parts for electricity production, textiles, and the processing of feldspar, asbestos, quartz, talc, wood, etc.
The Orșova shipyard was constructed in 1890 and like a small reparation shop for the vessels which participated to the navigable channel from Iron Gate Romania- Sip Yugoslavia and had a continuously development a long time.
[6] A wind farm is being developed in the city territory, on a hill nearby (at 4.5 km from the agglomeration); the first turbines became active there in 2009.