# Ponoarele

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Commune in Mehedinți, Romania

Ponoarele Commune Ponoarele Location in Mehedinți County Ponoarele Location in Romania Coordinates: 44°58′N 22°47′E / 44.967°N 22.783°E / 44.967; 22.783 Country Romania County Mehedinți Government • Mayor (2020–2024) Georgică Pătrașcu (PSD) Area 70.88 km2 (27.37 sq mi) Elevation 353 m (1,158 ft) Population (2021-12-01)[1] 2,249 • Density 31.73/km2 (82.18/sq mi) Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET) • Summer (DST) UTC+03:00 (EEST) Postal code 227360 Area code +(40) 252 Vehicle reg. MH Website ponoarele.ro

**Ponoarele** is a [commune](/source/Commune_in_Romania) located in [Mehedinți County](/source/Mehedin%C8%9Bi_County), [Oltenia](/source/Oltenia), [Romania](/source/Romania). It is composed of fifteen villages: Băluța, Bârâiacu, Brânzeni, Buicani, Ceptureni, Cracu Muntelui, Delureni, Gărdăneasa, Gheorghești, Ludu, Ponoarele, Proitești, Răiculești, Șipotu, and Valea Ursului.

The commune has many natural monuments, including *Podul lui Dumnezeu* (God's Bridge), *Peștera Bulba* (Bulba Cave), *Câmpul de Lapiezuri*, *Lacul Zaton* (Zaton Lake), *Peștera Ponoarele* (Ponoarele Cave), *Valea Morilor* (Valley of the Mills), and *Pădurea de liliac* (Lilac forest).

## Local holidays

- Sărbătoarea liliacului Ponoarele

- Festivalul național "Ponoare, Ponoare"

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["2021 Romanian census"](https://www.recensamantromania.ro/rezultate-rpl-2021/rezultate-definitive-caracteristici-demografice/). National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.

		- Saint Nicholas Church in Ponoarele village

		- "God's Bridge"

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