SIRONA and ORSOVA

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SIRONA and ORSOVA

Post by aukepalmhof » Sun Jun 13, 2010 8:57 pm

This joint issues between Romania and Serbia depict two inland passengers ships the ORSOVA on which I could find noting, I doubt a ship under that name exist and the design looks more as a child drawing of a ship than a real ship, and the SIRONA.

As given on the net: http://shipthemegallery.blogspot.com/20 ... ships.html

Over the centuries, Romania and Serbia, both countries predominantly orthodox, have created an amiable neighbourhood environment along the natural boundaries of the Danube River.
Orsova, town hall in the county of Mehedinti, belonging to the geographical and historical area of the Romanian Banat, is located on the shore of the Portile de Fier I basin at the Danube´s confluence with Cerna. As a result of the building of the water storage dam at Portile de Fier I, the old precinct of the town was flooded while indigenous people were dislodged to a new place, including the Delta and Cerna terrace and the Southern slopes of Almaj mountain chains, where they set up a new town (1966-1971), that ultimately incorporated the villages of Jupalnic, Tufari, and Coramnic.
Orsova was part and parcel of the Roman province Dacia Malvensis, the Romans having set up here a camp, Dierna. In the area surrounding the establishment researchers have ultimately discovered remnants of Daco-Roman establishment bearing the same name which, in 193 AD was finally upgraded to municipality. In 1524, the citadel of Orsova (including the locality) was conquered by the Turks which took it over until 1688. Starting with 1664, Orsova became administrative center of a "sangeac"(ancient Ottoman territorial administrative unit). In 1688, the locality was conquered by Austrians. In 1916, the establishment was liberated by the Romanian Army and on December 1st, 1918 it was released to Romania being integrated as part of the Banat region.
Novi Sad, located in Northern Serbia is the administrative center of Vojvodina.
Important Danubian harbour with a well known naval ship construction site, the town has a population of around 300,000 inhabitants amongst which approximately 1,000 Romanian citizens live their lives.

The first records on Novi Sad date back to 1526, the establishment being well known for its importance as a fortress during the 13th-17th centuries, the Petrovaradin stronghold. Prince Eugeniu de Savoia had gloriously defeated the Turks in 1716 there.

Tourists will also commonly identify the town as "Yugoslavian Athens" (Srpska Atina).
The postage stamps of the perforated miniature sheet depict the images of two passengers ships: "Orsova" and "Sirona".


http://www.sirona.rs gives the following on the SIRONA.
She was named after the Celtic Goddess of healing and well being, SIRONA was specially built for the Government of Germany for entertaining dignitaries on the Rhine River. Many important persons, including Heads of States have cruised on SIRONA. Since its arrival in Belgrade many famous people have cruised aboard SIRONA – from Maradona, the soccer superstar, to tennis ace Novak Djokovic. Most government ministers as well as the Prime Minister and the President of Serbia have cruised aboard SIRONA, many of them more tan once. SIRONA is frequently chartered by embassies, prestigious foreign and local companies and banks as well as government ministries and agencies for their receptions and promotions.

The SIRONA was built in 1980 by the Schiiffwerft Schmidt in Oberwinter, Germany.
Length 43.6 meter, beam 7.5meter, 1.10m draught, with accommodation for 200 guests plus the crew.
Powered by diesel engine, 513 hp.
Three decks. Two elegant restaurants and an extra spacious open-air upper deck – Sky Lounge-covered with special awning which blocks sun’s heat and U.V.
Two bars and air conditioning throughout.
Passengers 28 and 7 crew.
Europa Nr. 38601805.

2020 She is now sailing under Hungarian flag and used around Budapest

Serbia 2007 40 and 50 d sg?, scott?
Romania 2007
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2007 orsova and sirona MS .jpg
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