Potcoava (Olt)

Potcoava
Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Great Wallachia
Circle :	Olt
Coordinates :	44 ° 29 '  N , 24 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 29 '0 "  N , 24 ° 36' 57"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Height :	170  m
Area :	65.27  km²
Residents :	5,743 (October 20, 2011)
Population density :	88 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	237355
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 49
License plate :	OT
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type :	city
Structure :	4 districts / cadastral communities: Potcoava-Fălcoeni , Sineşti , Trufineşti , Valea Merilor
Mayor :	Nicușor-Manuel Enăchioaia ( PSD )
Postal address :	Str. Principală loc. Potcoava, jud. Olt, RO-237355
Website :	primarie.potcoava-olt.ro
Others
City Festival :	May

Potcoava is a town in Olt County in Great Wallachia in Romania .

location

Potcoava is located in the Câmpia Boianului Plain , part of the Wallachian Plain . The district capital Slatina is located about 20 km southwest.

history

Potcoava was first mentioned in a document in 1423 in a decree of the Wallachian prince Dan II . The oldest church is attested since 1684, a school in 1813.

The town, which had long been dominated by agriculture, changed its character after oil and gas deposits were discovered during the Second World War and have since been exploited. Other important branches of business are the food and textile industries.

In 2004 Potcoava was declared a city.

population

In 1930 there were around 4500 people living in the area of ​​today's city. The 2002 census counted 6111 inhabitants, including 5637 Romanians and 472 Roma . About 2600 lived in Potcoava itself, the rest in the four incorporated villages.

traffic

Potcoava is located on the railway line from Piteşti to Piatra-Olt . Only local trains stop at Potcoava and Sinești stations , currently (2009) around six per day and direction. There are good bus connections to Slatina .

Web links

Commons : Potcoava  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
2. ^ Document of the Romanian House of Representatives, accessed on May 11, 2009 (PDF; 338 kB)
3. ↑ 2002 census, accessed May 11, 2009
4. ↑ ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: receptie.ro, accessed on May 11, 2009 )