Iron Gate I

The Iron Gate I dam closes the Danube at the lower end of the Iron Gates gorge, near Kladovo in Serbia and Drobeta-Turnu Severin in Romania. Built jointly by the two countries, it holds back the Iron Gates Reservoir and carries a road across the river with a border crossing. Each country has its own power station and its own ship locks, and the dam is best seen from the riverbanks below it or from a boat on the Danube.

Seeing the dam

Most people see the Iron Gates on a day trip from Belgrade or Novi Sad of about twelve hours, with a guide, combining the dam area, the medieval Golubac Fortress, the 8,000-year-old settlement of Lepenski Vir and a cruise through the Great and Little Kazan. Entry to the fortress and Lepenski Vir is usually paid separately from the tour. Read about the gorge on the Iron Gates Reservoir and Đerdap National Park pages.