Turnu Roșu Pass Explained

Turnu Roşu Pass
Elevation M:352
Location:Romania
Range:Southern Carpathians
Map:Romania
Label:Turnu Roșu Pass
Coordinates:45.5425°N 40.17°W

Turnu Roșu Pass (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Pasul Turnu Roșu, Hungarian: Vöröstoronyi-szoros, German: Roter-Turm-Pass, Turkish: Kızılkule Geçidi, all of these names meaning Red Tower Pass in the respective languages) is a mountain pass in the Romanian Carpathians, connecting Vâlcea County (Wallachia) and Sibiu County (Transylvania). It is formed by the Olt River flowing southwards from Transylvania to Wallachia through the Southern Carpathians.