NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite captured Târgu Jiu, Romania.
Târgu Jiu is the capital of Gorj County in the Oltenia region of Romania. It is situated on the Southern Sub-Carpathians, on the banks of the river Jiu. The city is noted for the Sculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brâncuși. The city takes its name from the river Jiu, which runs through it. In antiquity, there was a Dacian village in around the location of today’s city surrounded by forests. After the Roman conquests of Oltenia (101-102), military units were stationed around the roads that connected different important routes at the time.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
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