Bălcești is a town located in

Vâlcea County Vâlcea County (also spelt ''Vîlcea''; ) is a county (județ) that lies in south-central Romania. Located in the Historical regions of Romania, historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (which are separated by the Olt (river), Olt River), it i ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. The town administers eight villages: Benești, Cârlogani, Gorunești, Chirculești, Irimești, Otetelișu, Preoțești, and Satu Poieni. It is situated in the historical region of

Oltenia Oltenia (), also called Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions – with the alternative Latin names , , and between 1718 and 1739 – is a historical province and geographical region of Romania in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Da ...

, at the south-western limit of the county, bordering on the

Dolj Dolj County (; originally meant ''Dol(no)- Jiu'', "lower Jiu", as opposed to '' Gorj'' (''upper Jiu'')) is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Oltenia, with the capital city at Craiova. Demographics In 2011, the coun ...

and Olt counties. The town is on the banks of the river

Olteț The Olteț is a right tributary of the river Olt in Romania. It discharges into the Olt in Fălcoiu. Its total length is , and its drainage basin area is . Towns and villages The following towns and villages are situated along the river Olte� ...

, which springs from the Căpățânii Mountains and whose course crosses the locality from north to south, on a distance of . Bălcești is located at an equal distance of about from the cities of

Balș Balș () is a town in Olt County, Oltenia, Romania. The town administers three villages: Corbeni, Româna, and Teiș. Geography The town is situated on the Wallachian Plain and lies on the banks of the river Olteț. It is located in the northwe ...

Drăgășani Drăgășani () is a city in Vâlcea County, Romania, near the right bank of the Olt river, and on the railway between Caracal and Râmnicu Vâlcea. The city is well known for the vineyards on the neighboring hills that produce some of the best ...

, and

Craiova Craiova (, also , ) is the largest city in southwestern Romania, List of Romanian cities, the seventh largest city in the country and the capital of Dolj County, situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia. It i ...

, and is crossed by the national road DN 65C on a length of .

Notable people

Barbu Bălcescu Barbu Bălcescu (1821 or 1825—January 12, 1884) was a Wallachian, later Romanian lawyer and revolutionary, the younger brother of Nicolae Bălcescu. Born in Bălcești, Vâlcea County, he attended the Law faculties of the Saint Sava College ...

(1821 or 1825–1884), lawyer and revolutionary * Gheorghe Catrina (born 1953), general, chief of the Romanian Air Force Staff (2003–2007) *

Petrache Poenaru Petrache Poenaru (; 10 January 1799 – 2 October 1875) was a Romanian inventor. Poenaru, who had studied in Paris and Vienna and, later, completed his specialized studies in England, was a mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, teacher a ...

(1799–1875), inventor * Ioan Totu (1931–1992), economist and communist politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1986–1989)

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* Populated places in Vâlcea County Towns in Romania Localities in Oltenia {{Vâlcea-geo-stub