Drăgănești-Olt
Drăgănești-Olt () is a town in Olt County, Muntenia, Romania. The first document mentioning it is from 1526. Drăgănești-Olt became a town in 1968. The town administers one village, Comani. Geography The town is situated on the Wallachian Plain. It lies on the left bank of the river Olt, at an altitude of approximately . It is located in the central part of Olt County, at a distance of from the county seat, Slatina, and north of Turnu Măgurele. The town is crossed by county road DJ546, which meets national road DN6 a few miles to the south. The Drăgănești-Olt train station serves the CFR Line 900, which runs from Bucharest, to the east, to Timișoara and the border with Serbia to the west. Natives * Cosmin Achim * * Daniel Oprița * Constantin Tobescu Constantin Tobescu (January 28, 1893 – December 2, 1951) was a Romanian general of the Romanian Gendarmerie (''Jandarmeria'') during World War II, deserter during the King Michael's Coup of August 23, 1944, ...
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Olt County
Olt County () is a county ( județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (the regions are separated by the Olt river). The capital city is Slatina. History On 24 August 2017, the Olt County Council decided to hold a name referendum on 15 October 2017 for the proposal to change the county name to "Olt- Romanați". The referendum was eventually held on 6 and 7 October 2018. The vote was nullified, as turnout was 27.19%, below the required threshold of 30%; therefore, the Olt County retains its current name. Demographics In 2011, the county had a population of 415,530 and the population density was . * Romanians - 98.06% * Romani - 1.86% * Other minorities - 0.08% The county is a mainly rural one, with over 60% of the population living in villages. Geography This county has a total area of . The county lies in a flat area on the western part of the Romanian Plain. It is crossed by rivers from north to south, the ma ...
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