Dobrosloveni is a commune in Olt County,

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. It is composed of five villages: Dobrosloveni, Frăsinetu, Potopinu, Reșca and Reșcuța. According to the 2002 census, it had a population of 3,909, of which 99% were ethnic Romanians. The commune's village of Reşca contains remains of an ancient Roman

municipium In ancient Rome, the Latin term (pl. ) referred to a town or city. Etymologically, the was a social contract among ("duty holders"), or citizens of the town. The duties () were a communal obligation assumed by the in exchange for the privi ...

, named

Romula Romula or Malva was an ancient city in Roman Dacia, later the village of Reşca, Dobrosloveni Commune, Olt County, Romania. It was the capital of Dacia Malvensis, one of the three subdivisions of the province of Dacia. History The Roman ci ...

or Malva.

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Communes in Olt County Localities in Oltenia {{Olt-geo-stub