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Vedea

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The Vedea is a river in the southern part of Romania that rises from the Cotmeana Plateau and runs into the Danube, having a total length of 224 km, of which on 33 km the river is regulated.

It flows in the Olt and Teleorman counties and the towns Alexandria and Roşiori de Vede are near the river. Vedea is the infinitive of the verb "to view" in Romanian.