The Alexis Project

The Alexis Project is the work of a small group of Romanian people interested in preserving the prehistory, history and culture of their region, and increasing knowledge about their area. It gives valuable insights into this district in the south west of Romania, on the Danube and its tributaries.

This is a panorama of the Jiu River, the lifeblood of the Oltenia Region, and a wonderful resource for the inhabitants.

Photo: Adrian Gheorghe

The Alexis Project Overview

This page, 'The Best of…' is to record the best images from the Alexis Project

Maps of Oltenia and Romania

The Alexis Team has begun important projects for International cooperation. Alexis now has a very good and mutually beneficial relationship with another foundation, Perpetuum Mobile from Bulgaria for future European projects.

A team from the section for NATURE of Oltenia Museum and University of Craiova is making a deep research over the area of the Jiu river, near Craiova, also over Baile Ionele lake, as well as the sweet-water lakes near Urzicuta village, the Baboia river, the Eruga river, Cioroiasi village, also over the Bad Valley from Radovan village, helped by Alexis project for a better evaluation of those areas. It is an important cooperation between Alexis Project and the Oltenia Museum, keeping in mind future Eropean Union projects at those locations.

This page is to record information about the culture of Bulgaria, and interesting sites there.

Recent Romanian Archaeology - this page is to record Archaeology of the present day - that is, sites which are at most a few hundred years old, but are already on the way to becoming significant archaeology sites of the future.

Romanian Architecture - this page is to record the findings of Alexandru Gheorghe in relation to Romanian Architecture past and present.

Forgotten Heroes - this page is to honour people who have died, but have not received the recognition they deserve.

Alexis Experiments.

Beautiful Romania, a wonderful place.

Archaeological digs in Romania, especially in Oltenia

Alexis Historical Hypotheses - a series of as yet unproven hypotheses concerning the ancient history of Oltenia in Romania.

Romanian popular culture past and present

Specific Alexis Projects - The Alexis team has a number of projects to benefit the local community, including school visits, guided excursions, and donations to educational institutions, and to improve the knowledge, respect and understanding of Romania's historical past, culture and civilisation, as well as respect for the natural environment and the ethnic traditions of the Romanian people.

Media Reports

Dolj County Historical Sites

Wonders of Dolj County - mapping and assessment of historical monuments, sites in Dolj County.

Animals of Oltenia

Plants of Oltenia

Romania Today This page is to show the strange and unusual things to be found in Romania today.

Reconstructions of Ancient Artefacts

Buildings

Sygla or Insignia of the Alexis Project Organisation

Mysteries of Romania

Old Ada Kaleh - Ada Kaleh was a small island on the Danube populated mostly by Turks that was submerged during the construction of the Iron Gates hydroelectric plant in 1970. The island was about 3 km downstream from Orşova and measured 1750 by 450 metres. The isle of Ada Kaleh is probably the most evocative victim of the Iron Gate dam's construction. A Turkish exclave, it had a mosque and numerous twisting alleys, and was known as a free port and a smuggler's nest.

The New Ada Kaleh on Șimian Island - During the construction of the Iron Gates dam, and before the rising waters flooded Ada Kaleh, some of the structures that were built on the island were relocated to the nearby Şimian Island, including part of the masonry of the fortress' catacombs, the Mosque, the bazaar, Mahmut Pasha's house, the graveyard and various other objects. However, the Ada Kaleh community decided to emigrate to Turkey after the evacuation of the island, instead of re-settling on Şimian Island. Also, a smaller part went to Dobruja, another Romanian territory with a Turkish minority, so the reconstruction of the New Ada Kaleh was never completed.

Romanian Caves

Fishing on the rivers of Romania

Springs and Wells of Oltenia

Monuments of Oltenia

Fossiliferous sites of Oltenia

Troitza (Troiţă) and other crosses

Plants of Oltenia

Towns and villages of Oltenia

Medical Facilities in Oltenia

The modest but vitally important footbridge across the Jiu connecting Filiaşi and Bilta

Jiu River and Environs near Filiaşi

Danube Monuments

Mammoths of Oltenia

Construction of the Sip Canal in the Iron Gates Gorge

Oltenia Museum Craiova - muzeulolteniei.ro

Churches of Romania - biserici.org

Archaeology of Europe, Russia and Australia - Don's Maps, Don Hitchcock's archaeology site

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Recent additions, changes and updates to the Alexis site

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This site is to publicise the history and culture of Romania, and displays information from the Alexis Project Association

Alexis Project Filiasi/Romania
RC J/263/230/2007 CIF 21464151
Email: alexis_project@yahoo.com

in a partnership and contract with the Oltenia Museum:
Oltenia Museum Craiova/Romania
CF 4417192
Email: muzeulolteniei@yahoo.com

Because Oltenia Museum has the ability to verify the scientific importance of this information and because the specialists of Oltenia Museum have made contributions to this site, the copyrights to it are part of Oltenia Museum property.

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If you have any photographs or information which would be useful for this site please contact Don Hitchcock

This page last modified Monday, 20th May, 2013 01:10pm

Webmaster: Don Hitchcock
Email: don@donsmaps.com

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