Osica de Jos (

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for "Lower Osica") is a commune in

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 ...

, in the historical region of

Oltenia Oltenia (, also called Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions, with the alternative Latin names ''Wallachia Minor'', ''Wallachia Alutana'', ''Wallachia Caesarea'' between 1718 and 1739) is a historical province and geographical region of Romania ...

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. It consists of two villages, Bobu and Osica de Jos. The commune was established in 2004 when the villages were split off from Dobrun. In the casual language of the inhabitants of the village and neighbouring towns, the village is called ''Osica Mică'' ("Small Osica") to make the distinction from the village of ''Osica Mare''/''

Osica de Sus Osica de Sus is a Commune in Romania, commune in Olt County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Greci, Osica de Sus, Ostrov, Tomeni and Vlăduleni. Natives * Gheorghe Șoarece International relations Osica de Sus is Twin towns an ...

'' ("Upper Osica" or "Greater Osica"), which is larger in population and land surface. The band of ''

călușari The Călușari ( ro, Călușari, ; bg, Калушари or ; mk, Русалии) are the members of a fraternal secret society who practice a ritual acrobatic dance known as the . Originally Romanian, the practice later spread to Bulgaria and ...

'' from Osica de Jos has won many awards in folklore competitions.

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