4-581: Baldovinești is a commune in Olt County , Oltenia , Romania . It is composed of three villages: Baldovinești, Gubandru, and Pietriș. It included four other villages until 2004, when they were split off to form Găvănești Commune. The commune is situated in the Wallachian Plain , at an altitude of 157 m (515 ft), on the banks of the river Geamărtălui . It is located in the northwestern part of Olt County, 6 km (3.7 mi) from
8-612: A way that gives them more power. Some urban or semi-urban areas of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants have also been given city status. Each commune is administered by a mayor ( primar in Romanian). A commune is made up of one or more villages which do not themselves have an administrative function. Communes, like cities, correspond to the European Union's level 2 local administrative unit (LAU). Florești , in Cluj County ,
12-457: Is the rural subdivision of a county . Urban areas , such as towns and cities within a county, are given the status of city or municipality . In principle, a commune can contain any size population, but in practice, when a commune becomes relatively urbanised and exceeds approximately 10,000 residents, it is usually granted city status. Although cities are on the same administrative level as communes, their local governments are structured in
16-639: The town of Balș and 32 km (20 mi) west of the county seat, Slatina . Baldovinești is on the border with Dolj County ; the city of Craiova is 25 km (16 mi) to the southwest. This Olt County location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Commune in Romania A commune ( comună in Romanian ) is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania . There are 2,686 communes in Romania. The commune
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