Oltenița
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 Romania
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| Historical region : | Great Wallachia | ||||
| Circle : | Călărași | ||||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 5 ' N , 26 ° 38' E | ||||
| Time zone : | EET ( UTC +2) | ||||
| Height : | 20 m | ||||
| Area : | 109.55 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 24,822 (October 20, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 227 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Postal code : | 915400 | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+40) 02 42 | ||||
| License plate : | CL | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2016) | |||||
| Community type : | Municipality | ||||
| Mayor : | Petre Țone ( PSD ) | ||||
| Postal address : | B-dul Republicii, no. 40 loc. Oltenița, jud. Călărași, RO-915400 |
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Oltenița is a Romanian city in the Călărași district with about 25,000 inhabitants. It is located 60 km south of Bucharest , at the mouth of the Argeș in the Danube , opposite the Bulgarian city of Tutrakan .
history
Oltenița is the old Constantiola , and thus the seat of the first diocese in Dacia .
On November 4, 1853, contingents of the Ottoman Empire in the Crimean War were able to stop the Russian troops for the first time. Omar Pascha defeated the Russian units under Mikhail Dmitrijewitsch Gorchakov in the battle of Oltenița . This was the cornerstone for Omar Pascha and his Ottoman troops to be able to recapture Bucharest on August 22, 1854 after further military successes (including defending against the siege of the Silistra fortress ) . Thus the Russian campaign in Wallachia failed.
In the Russo-Turkish War (1877/1878), Olteniţa was an important starting point for the Romanian troops who were called in to help by the Russian army during the siege of Pleven .
During the First World War , the Olteniţa and Turtucaia garrisons were involved in artillery skirmishes. German and Bulgarian troops also used the site for their invasion of Romania. The ensuing Battle of Turtucaia ended in a heavy defeat for the Romanian army.
During the Second World War there was also fighting in and around the city, which led to a reduction in the number of inhabitants and the destruction of factories and buildings.
In the period after 1945, when the Socialist Republic of Romania was founded, Olteniţa developed primarily economically. It emerged shipyards and larger agricultural facilities. The population increased to over 31,000 by 1990.
When communist rule came to an end, many private companies developed. These include six larger agricultural farms and around 850 craft and trading companies.
The city's Danube port, called Carantina, is relatively insignificant, although it is also served by international transport companies. It is used both for cargo handling and, increasingly, for ship tourism on the Danube. The most important role of the Danube city is its switching function to the capital Bucharest.
Church buildings
- Sfântul Nicolae ( St. Nicholas )
- Sfântul Gheorghe ( St. George )
- Sf. Mare Mucenic Gheorghe
- Sfinții Împărați Constantin și Elena ( St. Constantine and Helena )
- Sf. Parascheva
- a Roman Catholic Church
economy
The main economic source of income is mainly in the shipyards , which employ around 1200 people. The town also has a large spinning mill , a cast and steel foundry, and processing plants for agricultural products.
Personalities
- Ion Iliescu (* 1930), former Romanian President
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census in Romania ( MS Excel ; 1.3 MB)
- ^ Tony Jaques: Dictionary of battles and sieges. A guide to 8500 battles from antiquity through the twenty-first century , Vol. 3: P-Z . Greenwood Press, Westport 2007, ISBN 978-0-313-33539-6 , p. 1046.
- ↑ Information on the Oltenițas website , accessed on January 15, 2015 (Romanian).
- ↑ Forwarding agency with contact point Olteniţa on frachtenboerse.cargoagent.net
