The Motru River is a tributary

Tributary

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

 of the Jiu River

Jiu River

Jiu is a river of southern Romania. It is formed near Petroşani by the junction of headwaters Jiul de Vest and Jiul de Est.It flows southward through the Romanian counties Hunedoara, Gorj and Dolj before flowing into the Danube a few kilometers upstream from the Bulgarian city of Oryahovo, 331...

 in the Southwest of Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

. The hydrological basin of the Motru has an area of 1874 km². The Motru is 138,8 km long.

Towns and villages

The following towns are situated along the river Motru, from source to mouth: Padeş

Padeş

Padeş is a commune in Gorj County, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Apa Neagră, Călugareni , Cerna-Sat, Cloşani, Motru-Sec, Orzeşti, Padeş and Văieni....

, Cătunele

Catunele

Cătunele is a commune in Gorj County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Cătunele, Dealu Viilor, Lupoaia, Steic, Valea Mănăstirii and Valea Perilor....

, Motru

Motru

Motru is a city in Romania, Gorj County.Motru is situated on the river of the same in western Oltenia. The county capital Târgu Jiu is located about 35 km northeast...

, Broşteni

Brosteni, Mehedinti

Broşteni is a commune located in Mehedinţi County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Broşteni, Căpăţâneşti, Luncşoara, Lupşa de Jos, Lupşa de Sus and Meriş.-References:...

, Strehaia

Strehaia

Strehaia is a town in Mehedinţi County, Oltenia, Romania. It is situated 25 km west of Filiaşi, on the Motru River valley. Forests in the vicinity are home to the largest Herman's Tortoise colonies in Oltenia....

, Butoieşti

Butoiesti

Butoieşti is a commune located in Mehedinţi County, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Argineşti, Butoieşti, Buiceşti, Gura Motrului, Jugastru, Pluta, Răduţeşti and Ţânţaru....

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Motru:

Left: Frumosu

Frumosu River (Motru)

The Frumosu River is a tributary of the Motru River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...

, Valea Râsului

Valea Râsului River (Motru)

The Valea Râsului River is a tributary of the Motru River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...

, Cărpinei

Carpinei River

The Cărpinei River is a tributary of the Motru River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...

, Valea Mare

Valea Mare River (Motru)

The Valea Mare River is a tributary of the Motru River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...

, Izvoarele

Izvoarele River (Motru)

The Izvoarele River is a tributary of the Motru River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...

, Lupoaia

Lupoaia River (Motru)

The Lupoaia River is a tributary of the Motru River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...

, Ploştina

Plostina River (Motru)

The Ploştina River is a tributary of the Motru River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...

, Băzăvan

Bazavan River (Motru)

The Băzăvan River is a tributary of the Motru River in Romania. The river crosses a coal mining area where it is channelized.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti...

, Boca

Boca River (Motru)

The Boca River is a tributary of the Motru River in Romania. The river crosses a coal mining area where it is channelized.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti...

Right: Milearu

Milearu River

The Milearu River is a tributary of the Motru River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...

, Păltinei

Paltinei River (Motru)

The Păltinei River is a tributary of the Motru River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...

, Motrul Sec

Motrul Sec River

The Motrul Sec River is a tributary of the Motru River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...

, Bulba

Bulba River

The Bulba River is a tributary of the Motru River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971* Localităţi Mehedinţene...

, Crainici

Crainici River

The Crainici River is a tributary of the Motru River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971* Primăria Motru...

, Peşteana

Pesteana River (Motru)

The Peşteana River is a tributary of the Motru River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...

, Coşuştea

Cosustea River

The Coşuştea River or Coşuştea Mare River is a tributary of the Motru River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...

, Huşniţa

Husnita River

The Huşniţa River is a tributary of the Motru River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971* Localităţi Mehedinţene...

, Sălătruc

Salatruc River (Motru)

The Sălătruc River is a tributary of the Motru River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...

, Coşovăţ

Cosovat River

The Coşovăţ River is a tributary of the Motru River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...

History

The ancient Dacian name of the river was Amutria, which is homonymous with a settlement in the area.
The Dacian town of Amutria

Amutria

Amutria was a Dacian town close to the Danube and included in the Roman road network, after the conquest of Dacia....

 is mentioned in ancient sources like Ptolemy

Ptolemy

Claudius Ptolemy , was a Roman citizen of Egypt who wrote in Greek. He was a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet of a single epigram in the Greek Anthology. He lived in Egypt under Roman rule, and is believed to have been born in the town of Ptolemais Hermiou in the...

's Geographia (c. 150 AD) and Tabula Peutingeriana

Tabula Peutingeriana

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 (2nd century AD), and placed around the river. After the Roman

Ancient Rome

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 conquest of Dacia

Dacia

In ancient geography, especially in Roman sources, Dacia was the land inhabited by the Dacians or Getae as they were known by the Greeks—the branch of the Thracians north of the Haemus range...

, Amutria was part of an important road network, between Drubetis and Pelendava

Pelendava

Pelendava was a Dacian town, today's Craiova, Romania.- See also :* Dacian davae* List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia* Dacia* Roman Dacia- External links :...

.