Bechet

Bechet is a town in Dolj County in the Oltenia region of Romania, standing on the river Danube directly opposite the Bulgarian city of Oryahovo. At the 2021 census it had a population of 4,355, of whom about 78 percent were Romanians and about 18 percent Roma. Its best known landmark is at Bechet Port, where an unused electricity pylon stands 126.5 metres tall, the tallest structure of its kind in Romania. The pylon was built in 1967 as part of the Danube crossing of the 220 kilovolt line between Isalnita and Kozloduy, and since that line was demolished it is the only surviving relic of the crossing. The town is also listed among Romanian towns by Romani population, reflecting the share of Roma residents recorded at the census.