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Bechet
Bechet town hall
Bechet town hall
Coat of arms of Bechet
Coat of arms
Bechet is located in Romania
Bechet
Bechet
Location in Romania
Country  Romania
County Dolj
Area
25.31 km2 (9.77 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2011)
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Time zone EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
207060
Area code (+40) 02 51

Bechet is a town in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania, on the river Danube, opposite the Bulgarian city of Oryahovo.

Demographics

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
2002 3,864 —    
2011 3,363 −13.0%
2021 4,355 +29.5%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 4,355, of which 77.98% were Romanians and 18.37% Roma.

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Points of interests

At Bechet Port, there is a 126.5 metres tall unused electricity pylon, which was built in 1967 as part of the Danube crossing of the 220 kV-line Ișalnița-Kozlodui and which is since the demolition of this line the only relict of it [1].

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