Bechet
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{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type = town
|county = Dolj
|official_name = Bechet
|image_flag =
|image_shield = ROU DJ Bechet CoA.png
|image_skyline = Primaria Bechet1.jpg
|map_caption = Location in Dolj County
|image_map = Bechet.jpg
|image_caption = Bechet town hall
|leader_name = Adrian Glăvan{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=8 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}
|leader_party = PSD
|term = 2020–2024
|coordinates = {{coord|43|47|N|23|57|E|region:RO|display=it}}
|elevation = 40
|elevation_min =
|elevation_max =
|area_total = 25.31
|area_footnotes =
|population_as_of =
|population_total = auto
|population_footnotes =
|postal_code = 207060
|area_code = (+40) 02 51
|website = {{URL|http://primariabechet.ro/}}
}}
Bechet is a town in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania, on the river Danube, opposite the Bulgarian city of Oryahovo.
Demographics
{{Historical populations
|source = Census data
|2002|3864
|2011|3363
|2021|4355
}}
At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 4,355, of which 77.98% were Romanians and 18.37% Roma.{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=INSSE|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}
Points of interests
At Bechet Port, there is a {{cvt|126.5|m}} tall unused electricity pylon, which is the tallest such structure in Romania. The pylon was built in 1967 as part of the Danube crossing of the 220 kV-line Ișalnița–Kozloduy; since the demolition of this line, this is the only relic of it.{{cite news|url=https://adevarul.ro/stiri-locale/timisoara/video-plimbare-extrema-pe-cel-mai-inalt-stalp-de-1961942.html|title=Plimbare extremă pe cel mai înalt stâlp de electricitate din România. "Pe pământ e mereu mai periculos decât în aer"|language=ro|first=Ștefan|last=Both|newspaper=Adevărul|date=August 5, 2019|access-date=October 31, 2024}}
See also
References
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{{Gallery
|Image:Dunarea la Bechet 1.jpg|Danube at Bechet
|Image:Parc Bechet.jpg|The town park
}}
{{Commons category|Bechet}}
{{Dolj County}}
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Category:Populated places in Dolj County
Category:Localities in Oltenia
Category:Populated places on the Danube
Category:Port cities and towns in Romania
Category:Bulgaria–Romania border crossings
Category:Romani communities in Romania
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