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Orsova

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Two fortified towns on opposite banks of the Danube, at the Iron Gates: Old Orsova, in Hungary, is a trading and shipping centre; New Orsova, in Servia, was repeatedly taken and retaken in the wars of the 18th century.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Orsova'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​o/orsova.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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