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Bechet

Town in Dolj, Romania

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Bechet is a town in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania, on the river Danube, opposite the Bulgarian city of Oryahovo.

01Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
20023,864,     
20113,363−13.0%
20214,355+29.5%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 4,355, of which 77.98% were Romanians and 18.37% Roma.

02Points of interests

At Bechet Port, there is a 126.5 m (415 ft) 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.

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