| Vedea River | |
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Vedea River in 2011, near Peretu, Teleorman
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| Countries | Romania |
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| Counties | Argeş County, Olt County, Teleorman County |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Teleorman |
| Towns | Roşiorii de Vede, Alexandria |
| Source | |
| - location | Cotmeana Plateau, Dăduleşti Hill |
| - elevation | 435 m (1,427 ft) |
| Mouth | Danube River |
| - location | Bujoru |
| - elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| - coordinates | |
| Length | 224 km (139 mi) |
| Official River Code | IX.1 |
The Vedea River (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈvede̯a]) in southern Romania flows from the Cotmeana Plateau and runs into the Danube, having a total length of 224 km, of which 33 km is regulated.
It flows in Argeş, Olt and Teleorman counties. The towns Alexandria and Roşiori de Vede lie in the vicinity of the river.
The name of the river is Dacian in origin, from Indo-European *wed, "water".[1][2]
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The following towns and villages are situated along the river Vedea, from source to mouth: Făgeţelu, Spineni, Tătuleşti, Optaşi, Corbu, Nicolae Titulescu, Văleni, Stejaru, Roşiorii de Vede, Vedea, Peretu, Plosca, Mavrodin, Buzescu, Alexandria, Poroschia, Brânceni, Smârdioasa, Cervenia, Conţeşti, Bragadiru, Bujoru.
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Vedea:
Left: Vediţa, Cotmeana, Tecuci, Burdea, Râul Câinelui, Teleorman
Right: Eiul, Brătăşanul, Tisăr, Ciorâca, Cupen, Plapcea, Florişoru, Dorofei, Bratcov, Bărâcea, Gearanta, Valea Găuriciu, Valea Viei
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