Olt County ( Romanian pronunciation: [olt] ) 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 .
8-534: Drăgănești-Olt ( Romanian pronunciation: [drəɡəˌneʃtʲ ˈolt] ) 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. The town is situated on the Wallachian Plain . It lies on the left bank of the river Olt , at an altitude of approximately 100 m (330 ft). It
16-482: Is located in the central part of Olt County, at a distance of 35 km (22 mi) from the county seat, Slatina , and 65 km (40 mi) 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 , 138 km (86 mi) to the east, to Timișoara and
24-421: Is well suited for irrigation. The main destinations for tourists are: The Olt County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections , consists of 32 counsellors, with the following party composition: Olt County has 2 municipalities, 6 towns and 104 communes: Historically, the county was located in the southern part of Greater Romania , in the western part of the historical region of Muntenia , around and in
32-483: The Olt River which gave the county its name. The Danube forms a wide valley in the south, with many ponds and small channels, which are occasionally flooded. The predominant industries in the county are: Agriculture is the main occupation in the county - over 58% of the population having agriculture as their main occupation. Both extensive agriculture, and small-scale, vegetables and fruits, are practiced. The area
40-480: The border with Serbia to the west. This Olt County location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Olt County 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
48-457: The south of Bucharest . The county included the north-eastern part of the current Olt county, the south-western part of the present Argeș County and the north-western part of the present Teleorman County . During the interwar years, it was bordered to the north by Argeș County , to the east by the counties of Argeş and Teleorman , to the south by Teleorman County, and in the west by the counties of Romanați and Vâlcea . The county originally
56-557: Was 27.19%, below the required threshold of 30%; therefore, the Olt County retains its current name. In 2011, the county had a population of 415,530 and the population density was 75.57/km (195.7/sq mi). The county is a mainly rural one, with over 60% of the population living in villages. The county lies in a flat area on the western part of the Romanian Plain . It is crossed by rivers from north to south, including
64-451: Was divided into three administrative districts ( plăși ): Subsequently, the county established an additional district: According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 183,595 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 98.2% Romanians, 1.2% Romanies, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the population was 99.5% Eastern Orthodox, 0.2% Roman Catholic, 0.1% Jewish, as well as other minorities. In 1930,
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