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Motru

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Motru is a city in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located in Southeastern and Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Almost all of the Danube Delta is located within its territory...

, Gorj County
Gorj County
Gorj is a county of Romania, in Oltenia, with its capital city at Târgu Jiu.- Demographics :In 2002, it had a population of 387,308 and its population density was 69/km².* Romanians - over 98%* Rromas, others.- Geography :...

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Motru is a city in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located in Southeastern and Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Almost all of the Danube Delta is located within its territory...

, Gorj County
Gorj County
Gorj is a county of Romania, in Oltenia, with its capital city at Târgu Jiu.- Demographics :In 2002, it had a population of 387,308 and its population density was 69/km².* Romanians - over 98%* Rromas, others.- Geography :...

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The city grew in the 20th century due to extensive coal mining, in the Motru-Rovinari
Rovinari
Rovinari is a town in Gorj County, southern Romania with a population of 12,603 . It is a mining city, close nearby existing both surface and underground mines. A big thermo-electrical power plant functions close to the town....

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