Gorj County

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Gorj County is an administrative region in southwestern Romania, known for its coal mining industry, mountainous landscapes, and cultural heritage linked to sculptor Constantin Brâncuși.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county of Romania
administrativeType județ
borders Dolj County
Hunedoara County
Mehedinți County
Vâlcea County
capital Târgu Jiu
contains Brâncuși sculptural ensemble in Târgu Jiu
Bumbești-Jiu
Motru
Novaci
Parâng Mountains (part)
linked to: Parâng Mountains

Retezat–Godeanu mountain area (part)
Rovinari
linked to: Horezu

The Endless Column
linked to: Endless Column

The Gate of the Kiss
The Table of Silence
linked to: Table of Silence

Tismana
Tismana Monastery
Turceni
Târgu Jiu
Vâlcan Mountains (part)
linked to: Vâlcan Mountains
country Romania
hasCulturalHeritageLinkedTo Constantin Brâncuși
hasCulturalTradition Orthodox Christian heritage
Romanian folk music
wood carving
hasEconomicActivity thermoelectric power generation
hasLandscape Subcarpathian hills
mountainous areas
hasMajorIndustry coal mining
energy production
lignite extraction
hasNaturalAttraction Jiu Gorge
mountain resorts near Rânca
hasNaturalResource lignite
hasTraditionalRegion Gorj ethnographic area
languageUsed Romanian
locatedIn Oltenia
southwestern Romania
namedAfter Jiu River (Gorj section)
linked to: Jiu River
observes Eastern European Summer Time
partOf Romania
seat Târgu Jiu
timeZone Eastern European Time
traversedBy Jiu River

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Ion Gigurtu placeOfBirth Gorj County
Olteț River flowsThrough Gorj County
Vâlcea County bordersWith Gorj County
Hunedoara County borders Gorj County
Caraș-Severin County borders Gorj County
Mehedinți Mountains locatedIn Gorj County
Cerna River locatedIn Gorj County
Oltenia containsCounty Gorj County
Târgu Jiu locatedIn Gorj County
Târgu Jiu capitalOf Gorj County
Târgu Jiu isSeatOf Prefecture of Gorj County
linked to: Gorj County
Parâng group locatedIn Gorj County
Jiu River valley partOf Gorj County (southern section)
linked to: Gorj County
Vâlcan Mountains locatedIn Gorj County
Dolj County hasBorderWith Gorj County
Jiu River flowsThrough Gorj County
Endless Column locatedIn Gorj County
Căpățânii Mountains locatedIn Gorj County
South-West Oltenia development region containsAdministrativeUnit Gorj County